CVE-2013-4082: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 4.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The vwr_read function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not validate the relationship between a record length and a trailer length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
  • Opensuse Opensuse: version 11.4 only; version 12.2 only; version 12.3 only
  • Wireshark Wireshark: version 1.8.0 only; version 1.8.1 only; version 1.8.2 only; version 1.8.3 only; version 1.8.4 only; version 1.8.5 only; …

Published 2013-06-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.