CVE-2013-1578 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
2.9LOWNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedFeb 3
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle apparent Ethernet address values at the beginning of MPLS data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a malformed packet.

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 5.5 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.8.6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.8.6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark18 versions+17

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-7p96-h955-3rjc: The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2013-1578: The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth↗2013-02-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: MPLS payload starting with valid-looking ethernet address dissected twice (wnpa-sec-2013-01, bug 8043)↗2013-01-29
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Debian
CVE-2013-1578: wireshark - The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c in Wire...↗2013
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
wireshark: Upstream v1.8.5, and v1.6.13 fixes [fedora-all]↗2013-01-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-1578 wireshark: MPLS payload starting with valid-looking ethernet address dissected twice (wnpa-sec-2013-01, bug 8043)↗2013-01-31
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