CVE-2013-4075 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4075, GHSA-2hcx-hqxr-wjjp.