CVE-2013-6338 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending a crafted SIP packet due to improper data structure initialization in the SIP dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-6338?
CVE-2013-6338 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 4 Nov 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dissect_sip_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-sip.c in the SIP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6338?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6338?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-6338 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6338 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6338, GHSA-9mhq-x6jc-vx36.