CVE-2013-2478
wireshark - several
EPSS 1.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2013-2478
To remediate CVE-2013-2478, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.8.2-5 or later
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.2.11-6+squeeze10 or later
Is CVE-2013-2478 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.8.2-5
- from 0, < 1.2.11-6+squeeze10