CVE-2013-2478 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2013-2478

The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

debian linux, opensuse, wireshark
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0, 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.8, 1.6.9, 1.6.10, 1.6.11, 1.6.12, 1.6.13, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5

Timeline

Official Publish: March 7th, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.