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CVE-2013-4935

The dissect_per_length_determinant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector in Wireshark 1.8.

The dissect_per_length_determinant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize a length field in certain abnormal situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01435
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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wiresharkall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD30 Jul 2013 · 12:56 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0426-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0653-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1098-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:0341Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-per.c?r1=49985&r2=49984&pathrev=49985Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49985Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/54178
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