Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.8.2-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.8.2-5 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.8.2-5 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | wireshark | 1.2.11-6+squeeze10 | DSA-2644-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | wireshark | 2.2.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 |
Advisories 2
- DSA-2644-1 wireshark - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.8/epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c?r1=47981&r2=47980&pathrev=47981
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.14.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0494 vendor-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-13.html
- 52471 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0506 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16447 vdb-entry signature
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47981
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8382
- DSA-2644 vendor-advisory