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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- openSUSE — versions 11.4, 12.2, 12.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/53762 (third-party-advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html (Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/54425 (third-party-advisory)
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16820 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html (vendor-advisory)