CVE-2013-6340 (GCVE-0-2013-6340)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-11-04 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:39
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Summary
epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c in the TCP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not properly determine the amount of remaining data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2013-11-01 00:00
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