CVE-2013-4935: Medium severity wireshark vulnerability
Published Jul 29, 2013
·Updated
The dissectperlengthdeterminant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize a length field in certain abnormal situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected Software
10 affected components
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.0
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.1
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.2
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.3
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.4
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.5
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.6
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.7
Wireshark Wireshark=1.8.8
Wireshark Wireshark=1.10.0
Remediation
Event History
Jul 29, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2013-4935?
CVE-2013-4935 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to crash the application.
2
How do I fix CVE-2013-4935?
To address CVE-2013-4935, upgrade to Wireshark version 1.8.9 or 1.10.1 or later.
3
What versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2013-4935?
CVE-2013-4935 affects Wireshark versions 1.8.0 to 1.8.8 and 1.10.0.
4
Can CVE-2013-4935 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2013-4935 can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
5
What component of Wireshark is affected by CVE-2013-4935?
CVE-2013-4935 affects the ASN.1 PER dissector in Wireshark.