CVE-2013-2488
EPSS 3.6%
Description
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
How to fix CVE-2013-2488
To remediate CVE-2013-2488, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.8.2-5 or later
Is CVE-2013-2488 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.8.2-5