CVE-2013-1584 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending a malformed DTN packet, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1584?
CVE-2013-1584 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_version_5_and_6_primary_header function in epan/dissectors/packet-dtn.c in the DTN dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 accesses an inappropriate pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1584?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1584?
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-2013-1584 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1584 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1584, GHSA-4h8p-ggf3-fpxx.