CVE-2013-3557
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,
02 Description
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,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 88.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-05-25 01:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 16:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-05-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 048e8000623a8608e44c735f36aaed9791c7d5dbd3c83ebfadd9ed71f597024d
05 Affected products
06 References
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c?r1=48944&r2=48943&pathrev=48944
- secunia.com53425http://secunia.com/advisories/53425
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0911http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:16521https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16521
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0341http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
- secunia.com54425http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48944
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-201308-05http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:1086http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
- www.wireshark.orghttps://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2700http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2700
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0947http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:172http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:1084http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 1.8.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 1.8.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 1.8.7-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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