CVE-2013-3557

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The dissect_ber_choice function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not properly initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 25, 2013
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-3557: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix