CVE-2013-2486
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CVE-2013-2486
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.
Exploit probability
1.3%
Published
March 7, 2013
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2013-2486
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c?r1=47805&r2=47804&pathrev=47805
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47805
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53425
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-21.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8364
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16109