4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4934
Wireshark Netmon Remote Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2013, 12:56 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4934 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 Wireshark wireshark
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-2013-4934.

URL Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/netmon.c?r1=49697&r2=49696&pathrev=49697 Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49697 Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/54178
http://secunia.com/advisories/54296
http://secunia.com/advisories/54371
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8742
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17584
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-51.html Vendor Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/netmon.c?r1=49697&r2=49696&pathrev=49697 Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49697 Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/54178
http://secunia.com/advisories/54296
http://secunia.com/advisories/54371
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8742
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17584
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-51.html Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4934 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4934 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • 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/wiretap/netmon.c?r1=49697&r2=49696&pathrev=49697
    Added Reference http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49697
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/54178
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/54296
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/54371
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8742
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17584
    Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-51.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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:17584 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17584 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 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.

1.44 }} -1.91%

score

0.78892

percentile

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