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CVE-2013-4081

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
09/06/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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