CVE-2013-1574

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    CVE-2013-1574

    Published: 3 Feb 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The dissect_bthci_eir_ad_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-bthci_cmd.c in the Bluetooth HCI dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 uses an incorrect data type for a counter variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.

    References: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8038, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-bthci_cmd.c?r1=46345&r2=46344&pathrev=46345, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46345, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16323

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High