CVE-2013-7113 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted BSSGP packets due to improper reliance on a global variable 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-2013-7113?
CVE-2013-7113 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 19 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
epan/dissectors/packet-bssgp.c in the BSSGP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.4 incorrectly relies on a global variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7113?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7113?
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-2013-7113 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7113 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7113, GHSA-73mq-x829-vw7f.