wireshark: Infinite loop in the RELOAD dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-21, upstream bug 8364) [A different flaw than CVE-2013-2487]
Published Mar 7, 2013
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.27%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 68.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 65.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01648) | 80.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 49.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 48.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00131) | 46.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c?r1=47805&r2=47804&pathrev=47805 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47805 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52471 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-21.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2486 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8364 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919146 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2486
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16109 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2486
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