5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4076
Wireshark PPP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2013, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4076 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wireshark wireshark
1 Opensuse opensuse
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4076.

URL Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=46128&r2=46127&pathrev=46128
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46128
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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-34.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7880 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8727 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16676
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=46128&r2=46127&pathrev=46128
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46128
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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-34.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7880 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8727 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16676

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4076 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=46128&r2=46127&pathrev=46128
    Added Reference http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46128
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/53762
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-34.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7880
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8727
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16676
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16676 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16676 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-34.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-34.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.05 }} -0.23%

score

0.75522

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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