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CVE-2013-2486
The dissect_diagnosticrequest function in epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in…
Medium6.1EPSS 1.3%
- Published
- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The dissect_diagnosticrequest function in epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.1 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (12)
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0494 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 53425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8364 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0911 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-21.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16109 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 52471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0506 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c?r1=47805&r2=47804&pathrev=47805 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47805 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0947 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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