Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop or application crash) via a malformed packet, related to a crash of the Websocket dissector, an infinite loop in the MySQL dissector, and a large loop in the ETCH dissector.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-3561 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 4.3 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (wireshark) | RHSA-2013:1569 | 2013-11-20 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected |