CVE-2013-4920
The P1 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not properly initialize a global variable...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4920- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4920- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4765 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4765- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7qm-gqrg-3gwj No score
The P1 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not properly initialize a global variable...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f7qm-gqrg-3gwj- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4920- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4920 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4920- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score
wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4920 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published July 29, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.10.1-1.
References
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8826
secunia.com/advisories/54425
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-42.html
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17089
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anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=50083
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4920
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7qm-gqrg-3gwj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4920
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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