CVE-2013-2486

wireshark: Infinite loop in the RELOAD dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-21, upstream bug 8364) [A different flaw than CVE-2013-2487]

Published Mar 7, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-497-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2432 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:36 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 7, 2013, 3:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:53 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 6, 2013, 12:00 AM