CVE-2013-3558

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2013-3558 · Published 25/05/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2013-3558 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting wireshark (wireshark).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.1%, higher than 81.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wireshark wireshark	`= 1.8.0= 1.8.1= 1.8.2= 1.8.3= 1.8.4= 1.8.5= 1.8.6`	No fix yet

Description

The dissect_ccp_bsdcomp_opt function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP CCP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not terminate a bit-field list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

References

anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
secunia.com/advisories/53425
secunia.com/advisories/54425
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2700
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-26.html · Vendor Advisory
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16417

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