Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-5720 is a crash flaw in Wireshark’s RTPS packet parser. A crafted RTPS packet can cause vulnerable Wireshark versions to crash, disrupting packet analysis but not proving code execution from the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on analyst workstations, jump boxes, or automated capture-processing systems still running the affected Wireshark 1.8.x or 1.10.x builds. Treat as a targeted reliability risk for security operations tooling, especially where old Wireshark versions process untrusted network traffic. Patch during normal maintenance unless vulnerable systems are mission-critical. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark to 1.8.10, 1.10.2, or a later fixed release.; Apply Debian, openSUSE, or other vendor backported Wireshark security updates.; Remove obsolete Wireshark 1.8.x and 1.10.x packages where no longer needed..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-57.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9019CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18416CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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