VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-3557
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.32%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-05-25
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer