CVE-2013-2478

Published Mar 7, 2013

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

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.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
3.3
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
6.5
Vector string
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-189

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations