CVE-2013-4934

Published: Jul 30, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

9 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
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.8

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.0

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 (32)

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/netmon.c?r1=49697&r2=49696&pathrev=49697

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49697

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/54178

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/54296

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/54371

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734

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-1.10.1.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8742

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17584

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-51.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/netmon.c?r1=49697&r2=49696&pathrev=49697

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

Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49697

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

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html

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

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/54178

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/54296

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/54371

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

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

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734

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-1.10.1.html

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

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html

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

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8742

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17584

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

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-51.html

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

Vendor Advisory

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