CVE-2013-3558 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.8.x prior to 1.8.7, specifically within the PPP CCP dissector's dissect_ccp_bsdcomp_opt function. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a malformed packet, leading to an application crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a potential impact of application unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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