CVE-2013-1574 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Wireshark's Bluetooth HCI dissector by sending malformed packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1574?
CVE-2013-1574 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 3 Feb 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dissect_bthci_eir_ad_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-bthci_cmd.c in the Bluetooth HCI dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 uses an incorrect data type for a counter variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1574?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-1574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1574, GHSA-97wc-573q-jjr9.