CVE-2013-4934 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by tricking users into opening a crafted packet-trace file due to uninitialized structure members in the Netmon parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4934?
CVE-2013-4934 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 29 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The netmon_open function in wiretap/netmon.c in the Netmon file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4934?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4934?
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-2013-4934 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4934 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4934, GHSA-wwxr-cw76-9c5x.