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CVE-2013-4081 Details

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.

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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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623	CVE
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html	CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53762	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16820	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709	CVE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505	CVE
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623	[email protected]
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html	[email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53762	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16820	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709	[email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505	[email protected]
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 32 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wireshark wireshark	1.8.0 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 1.8.4
CPE 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: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:1.6.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.15:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse	11.4 12.2 12.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 31, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 2, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 10, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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