CVE-2013-1590 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via malformed NTLMSSP packets, requiring an upgrade to prevent denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1590?
CVE-2013-1590 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 3 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the NTLMSSP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1590?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-1590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1590, GHSA-j4rp-mx34-67j4.