CVE-2013-4081 | BDVDB-2026-56113 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53762
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16820
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.