5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4081
Wireshark HTTP Dissector Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 9, 2013, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4081 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wireshark wireshark
1 Opensuse opensuse

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16820 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16820 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html Advisory
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.00%

score

0.62969

percentile

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