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CVE-2013-3556
The fragment_add_seq_common function in epan/reassemble.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark before r48943 has an incorrect pointer…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.9%
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- mitre
Description
The fragment_add_seq_common function in epan/reassemble.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark before r48943 has an incorrect pointer dereference during a comparison, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- 53425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0911 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 54425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201308-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/reassemble.c?r1=48943&r2=48942&pathrev=48943 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0947 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48943 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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