CVE-2013-1580

The dissect_cmstatus_tlv function in plugins/docsis/packet-cmstatus.c in the DOCSIS CM-STATUS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 uses an incorrect data type for a position variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Published DateFeb 03, 2013, 01:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

2.9

Vector String

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL

References

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/plugins/docsis/packet-cmstatus.c?r1=47045&r2=47044&pathrev=47045
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47045
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8199
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15509

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

2.9

Vector String

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL