CVE-2013-4080 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via a crafted packet, leading to infinite loops and resource exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4080?
CVE-2013-4080 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 9 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dissect_r3_upstreamcommand_queryconfig function in epan/dissectors/packet-assa_r3.c in the Assa Abloy R3 dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly handle a zero-length item, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4080?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4080?
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-2013-4080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4080, GHSA-7pwf-fm8w-wgx9.