CVE-2013-2479

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    CVE-2013-2479

    Published: 7 Mar 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The dissect_mpls_echo_tlv_dd_map function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpls-echo.c in the MPLS Echo dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid Sub-tlv data.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/52471, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-14.html, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8039, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-mpls-echo.c?r1=46391&r2=46390&pathrev=46391, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46391, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html, http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16376

    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