CVE-2013-2479 — Infinite Loop in Wireshark

CWE-835 — Infinite Loop7 documents6 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
1.1%
top 21.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkDebian WiresharkOpensuse
Timeline
PublishedMar 7
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The dissect_mpls_echo_tlv_dd_map function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpls-echo.c in the MPLS Echo dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid Sub-tlv data.

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 6.5 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.8.6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.8.6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark6 versions+5
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse4 versions+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vx87-6p5v-457g: The dissect_mpls_echo_tlv_dd_map function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpls-echo↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2013-2479: The dissect_mpls_echo_tlv_dd_map function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpls-echo↗2013-03-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Infinite loop in the MPLS Echo dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-14, upstream bug 8039)↗2013-03-06
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Debian
CVE-2013-2479: wireshark - The dissect_mpls_echo_tlv_dd_map function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpls-echo.c ...↗2013
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
wireshark various flaws (fixed in upstream 1.8.6 version) [fedora-18]↗2013-03-08
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-2479 wireshark: Infinite loop in the MPLS Echo dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-14, upstream bug 8039)↗2013-03-07
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