CVE-2013-2479 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the MPLS Echo dissector of Wireshark.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2479?
CVE-2013-2479 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 7 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2479?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2479?
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-2013-2479 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2479 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2479, GHSA-vx87-6p5v-457g.