wnpa-sec-2013-18 · ACN dissector divide by zero

Summary

Name: ACN dissector divide by zero

Docid: wnpa-sec-2013-18

Date: March 6, 2013

Affected versions: 1.8.0 to 1.8.5, 1.6.0 to 1.6.13

Fixed versions: 1.8.6, 1.6.14

References: Wireshark bug 8340
CVE-2013-2483

Details

Description

The ACN dissector could attempt to divide by zero. Discovered by Alyssa Milburn.

Impact

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 1.8.6, 1.6.14 or later.

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