CVE-2013-2483: Low severity Wireshark Wireshark vulnerability

Published Mar 7, 2013
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Updated

The acnadddmpdata function in epan/dissectors/packet-acn.c in the ACN dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via an invalid count value in ACNDMPADTDRE DMP data.

Affected Software

25 affected components
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.0
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.1
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.2
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.3
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.4
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.5
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.6
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.7
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.8
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.9
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.10
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.11
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.12
Wireshark Wireshark=1.6.13
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.0
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.1
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.2
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.3
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.4
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.5
Debian Debian Linux=7.0
openSUSE openSUSE=11.4
openSUSE openSUSE=12.1
openSUSE openSUSE=12.2
openSUSE openSUSE=12.3

Event History

Mar 7, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2483?

CVE-2013-2483 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can cause application crashes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-2483?

To fix CVE-2013-2483, update Wireshark to version 1.6.14, 1.8.6, or later versions.

3

What are the affected versions for CVE-2013-2483?

CVE-2013-2483 affects Wireshark versions 1.6.0 through 1.6.13 and 1.8.0 through 1.8.5.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2013-2483?

The impact of CVE-2013-2483 is that remote attackers can exploit it to trigger a divide-by-zero error.

5

Who is at risk from CVE-2013-2483?

Users of vulnerable versions of Wireshark are at risk from CVE-2013-2483 if they process ACN_DMP_ADT_D DMP data.

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