CVE-2013-1579

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    CVE-2013-1579

    Published: 3 Feb 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-rtps.c?r1=47046&r2=47045&pathrev=47046, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8198, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47046, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16230

    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