CVE-2013-4078

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    CVE-2013-4078

    Published: 9 Jun 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: epan/dissectors/packet-rdp.c in the RDP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not validate return values during checks for data availability, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/53762, http://secunia.com/advisories/54425, http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7862, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8729, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45566, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46158, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html, 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-2013-36.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16936

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High