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CVE-2013-4082 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  06/09/2013
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=49739&r2=49738&pathrev=49739 Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49739 Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709 Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-40.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8760 Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16886

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4082
NVD Published Date:
06/09/2013
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018