CVE-2013-1578
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.9
VIR risk
2.9
Description
The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle apparent Ethernet address values at the beginning of MPLS data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a malformed packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1578
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.8.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.8.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.8.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.8.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.8.6-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.0 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.1 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.2 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.3 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.4 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.5 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.6 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.7 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.8 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.9 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.10 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.11 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.12 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.8.0 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.8.1 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.8.2 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.8.3 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.8.4 | |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c?r1=46420&r2=46419&pathrev=46420
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46420
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16205
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1578
CWEs
CWE-20
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.