CVE-2013-4922 Use after free in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted DCOM packets due to a double free vulnerability in the 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-2013-4922?

CVE-2013-4922 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 29 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Double free vulnerability in the dissect_dcom_ActivationProperties function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcom-sysact.c in the DCOM ISystemActivator dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4922?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4922?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2013-4922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4922, GHSA-34fp-xh5p-g9vx.

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