wireshark: Nested loop (crash) in the RTPS dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-01, bug 8198)
Published Feb 3, 2013
2.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.70%
Description
The rtps_util_add_bitmap function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps.c in the RTPS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly implement certain nested loops for processing bitmap data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.10
- 1.6.11
- 1.6.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 51.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 48.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 43.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 55.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 56.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-rtps.c?r1=47046&r2=47045&pathrev=47046 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47046 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1579 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8198 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906337 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1579
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16230 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1579
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-rtps.c?r1=47046&r2=47045&pathrev=47046 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47046 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1579 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8198 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906337 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1579 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16230 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1579 |
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