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CVE-2013-2478 Not scored

CVE-2013-2478

The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet that (1) triggers an integer overflow or (2) has embedded '\0' characters in a string.

Exploit probability 1.1%
Published March 7, 2013
Required by Not available
Last source change April 10, 2026

03 / CONNECTIONS

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04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2013-2478

The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet that (1) triggers an integer overflow or (2) has embedded '\0' characters in a string.

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05 / REFERENCES

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