CVE-2013-1579 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Wireshark RTPS 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-2013-1579?
CVE-2013-1579 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 rtps_util_add_bitmap function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps.c in the RTPS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly implement certain nested loops for processing bitmap data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1579?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1579?
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-2013-1579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1579, GHSA-v5p7-jm9m-233r.