Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2013-4920

The P1 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not properly initialize a global variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.025 (83.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 1.10.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References