CVE-2013-2481

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    CVE-2013-2481

    Published: 7 Mar 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer signedness error in the dissect_mount_dirpath_call function in epan/dissectors/packet-mount.c in the Mount dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6, when nfs_file_name_snooping is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a negative length value.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/52471, http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2644, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-16.html, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8335, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-mount.c?r1=47672&r2=47671&pathrev=47672, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47672, 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-1.6.14.html, http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16420

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High