CVE-2013-3561 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2013-3561?

CVE-2013-3561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop or application crash) via a malformed packet, related to a crash of the Websocket dissector, an infinite loop in the MySQL dissector, and a large loop in the ETCH dissector.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3561?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2013-3561?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-3561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jjj3-h475-4hhm.