CVE-2013-4076 Memory corruption in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4076, GHSA-c544-wqx6-qg59.