CVE-2013-4076 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted PPP packets due to a buffer overflow in the IPHC compression 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-2013-4076?

CVE-2013-4076 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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

Buffer overflow in the dissect_iphc_crtp_fh function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4076?

It affects 3 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2013-4076?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-4076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4076, GHSA-c544-wqx6-qg59.

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