CVE-2013-4075 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted packets due to improper memory initialization in the GMR-1 BCCH dissector.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-4075?

CVE-2013-4075 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

epan/dissectors/packet-gmr1_bcch.c in the GMR-1 BCCH dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly initialize memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4075?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4075?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2013-4075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4075, GHSA-2hcx-hqxr-wjjp.

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