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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (16)

• http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 53762 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:0341 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 54425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16820 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• GLSA-201308-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 60505 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2013:1086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2709 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDVSA-2013:172 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2013:1084 (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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 16:30 UTC.