CVE-2013-7112

Public Exploit

Description

The dissect_sip_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-sip.c in the SIP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.12 and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 does not check for empty lines, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.07% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sip.c?r1=51738&r2=51737&pathrev=51738 patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56285 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=51738 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/56313 third party advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9388 exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:296 vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-66.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7112?
CVE-2013-7112 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-7112?
To fix CVE-2013-7112, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-7112 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-7112 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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