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CVE-2013-4921

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

Off-by-one error in the dissect_radiotap function in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap.c in the Radiotap dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Wireshark — Wireshark

CWEs

References

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