CVE-2013-2478

wireshark: Crash in the MS-MMS dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-13, upstream bug 8382)

Published Mar 7, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet that (1) triggers an integer overflow or (2) has embedded '\0' characters in a string.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2644-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2424 The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet that (1) triggers an integer overflow or (2) has embedded '\0' characters in a string.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:36 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 7, 2013, 3:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:53 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 6, 2013, 12:00 AM