SB2013122003 - Input validation error in Wireshark
Published: December 20, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013122003
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7112)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_sip_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-sip.c in the SIP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.12 and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 does not check for empty lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sip.c?r1=51738&r2=51737&pathrev=51738
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=51738
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00014.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56285
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56313
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:296
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-66.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9388