Memory Allocation Vulnerability in Netmon File Parser in Wireshark

Memory Allocation Vulnerability in Netmon File Parser in Wireshark

CVE-2013-4933 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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 properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file.

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