CVE-2013-4076

Published: Jun 9, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the dissect_iphc_crtp_fh function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected (12)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse · Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.4
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.2
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.3

Configuration B

8 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.6
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.7

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (26)

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=46128&r2=46127&pathrev=46128

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46128

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/53762

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-34.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7880

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8727

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16676

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=46128&r2=46127&pathrev=46128

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46128

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/53762

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-34.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7880

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8727

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16676

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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