CVE-2013-4077 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted packets due to an array index error in the NBAP 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-2013-4077?
CVE-2013-4077 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
Array index error in the NBAP 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, related to nbap.cnf and packet-nbap.c.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4077?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4077?
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-2013-4077 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4077 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4077, GHSA-9f36-vv9p-qwvm.