CVE-2013-4933

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 properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.50% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/54371 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49673 patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17412 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/54178 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734 vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-51.html vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54296 third party advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8742
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/netmon.c?r1=49673&r2=49672&pathrev=49673 patch
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4933?
CVE-2013-4933 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4933?
To fix CVE-2013-4933, 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-2013-4933 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4933 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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