CVE-2013-4081

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.26% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53762 third party advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third party advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16820 vdb entry signature
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172 vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733 vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4081?
CVE-2013-4081 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4081?
To fix CVE-2013-4081, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4081 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4081 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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