medium5.0
CVE-2013-4082
The vwr_read function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not validate the relationship between a record l…
Impact
The vwr_read function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not validate the relationship between a record length and a trailer length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | Versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 7.0 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | Versions 11.4, 12.2, 12.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=49739&r2=49738&pathrev=49739
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49739
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-40.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8760
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16886
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=49739&r2=49738&pathrev=49739
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49739
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-40.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8760
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16886