First published: Thu Mar 07 2013(Updated: )
epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses incorrect integer data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet, related to the (1) dissect_icecandidates, (2) dissect_kinddata, (3) dissect_nodeid_list, (4) dissect_storeans, (5) dissect_storereq, (6) dissect_storeddataspecifier, (7) dissect_fetchreq, (8) dissect_findans, (9) dissect_diagnosticinfo, (10) dissect_diagnosticresponse, (11) dissect_reload_messagecontents, and (12) dissect_reload_message functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2486.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Debian GNU/Linux | =7.0 | |
openSUSE | =11.4 | |
openSUSE | =12.1 | |
openSUSE | =12.2 | |
openSUSE | =12.3 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.8.0 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.8.1 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.8.2 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.8.3 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.8.4 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | =1.8.5 |
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CVE-2013-2487 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that can lead to denial of service.
To fix CVE-2013-2487, upgrade Wireshark to version 1.8.6 or later.
Wireshark versions 1.8.0 through 1.8.5 are affected by CVE-2013-2487.
CVE-2013-2487 impacts Debian 7.0 and various versions of openSUSE including 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3.
CVE-2013-2487 enables remote attackers to cause a denial of service through crafted integer values in a packet.