wireshark: DoS (NULL pointer dereference, crash) in the PROFINET Real-Time dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-53)
Published Jul 29, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.95%
Description
The IsDFP_Frame function in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rt.c in the PROFINET Real-Time dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not validate MAC addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.95% (0.02953) | 86.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02897) | 85.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01075) | 75.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.28% (0.03278) | 78.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.62% (0.00616) | 68.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 75.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 73.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 70.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 69.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rt.c?r1=50651&r2=50650&pathrev=50651 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=50651 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54296 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4936 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8904 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=990180 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4936
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16971 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4936
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-53.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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