The dissect_ber_choice function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not properly initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | May 24, 2013 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Dec 1, 2016 | May 24, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | May 25, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 24, 2013 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.8.8-0.175.1.10.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.8.8-0.175.1.10.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.8.8-0.175.1.10.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | May 24, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-gnome | Oct 16, 2024 | May 25, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade sle-sdk-releaseUpgrade wireshark-devel | Dec 12, 2013 | May 24, 2013 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.8.7Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.6.15 | Oct 4, 2017 | May 24, 2013 |
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