CVE-2013-4925

Description

Integer signedness error 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 (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a crafted packet.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.07% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8828
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-dcom-sysact.c?r1=50478&r2=50477&pathrev=50478 patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17585 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third party advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-44.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54296 third party advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=50478 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4925?
CVE-2013-4925 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4925?
To fix CVE-2013-4925, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4925 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4925 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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