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CVE-2013-1573 Details

Description

The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle a large number of padding bits, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c?r1=46335&r2=46334&pathrev=46335 CVE
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46335 CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8037 CVE

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wireshark wireshark
1.6.0
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.4

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1573
NVD Published Date:
Feb 3, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]