wireshark: DoS (application crash) in the ASN.1 PER dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-52)
Published Jul 29, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
The dissect_per_length_determinant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize a length field in certain abnormal situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.8.7
- 1.8.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-6.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0341
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-6.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0341 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02745) | 85.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.76% (0.02755) | 84.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.44% (0.01435) | 78.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03342) | 78.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.44% (0.01435) | 79.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 72.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 70.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00339) | 66.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00326) | 66.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-per.c?r1=49985&r2=49984&pathrev=49985 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49985 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54178 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54296 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54371 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4935 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8722 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=990179 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4935
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17417 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4935
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-52.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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