Vulnerability CVE-2013-4081: Information

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (5.0)

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4081
Published: June 10, 2013
Modified: Oct. 30, 2018
Error type identifier: CWE-119

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
wiresharkc72.2.7-alt1.M70C.12.2.7-alt1.M70C.1ALT-PU-2017-1698-1183820Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623
    http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html
    • Vendor Advisory
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html
    • Vendor Advisory
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733
    • Vendor Advisory
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623
      http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html
      • Vendor Advisory
      openSUSE-SU-2013:1086
        openSUSE-SU-2013:1084
          DSA-2709
            MDVSA-2013:172
              RHSA-2014:0341
                53762
                  GLSA-201308-05
                    54425
                      60505
                        oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16820

                            1. Configuration 1

                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                              Configuration 2

                              cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

                              Configuration 3

                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                              cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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