CVE-2013-4081
Publication date 9 June 2013
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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wireshark | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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References
Other references
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4081