Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2013-4081

The http_payload_subdissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-http.c in the HTTP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly determine when to use a recursive approach, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted packet.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.033 (87.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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