Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-2478
CVE-2013-2478
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.
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Affected products
27cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 20 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.6.14 or <1.8.6
Patches
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References
11- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-13.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.8/epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.cnvd
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/52471nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2644nvd
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.14.htmlnvd
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.htmlnvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16447nvd
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