CVE-2013-2486 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2013-2486?

CVE-2013-2486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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_diagnosticrequest function in epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2486?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2486?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-2486 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2486, GHSA-fqr5-jfvj-chx6.