CVE-2013-3558: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The dissect_ccp_bsdcomp_opt function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP CCP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not terminate a bit-field list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 11.4 only; version 12.2 only; version 12.3 only
• Wireshark Wireshark: version 1.8.0 only; version 1.8.1 only; version 1.8.2 only; version 1.8.3 only; version 1.8.4 only; version 1.8.5 only; …

Published 2013-05-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.