CVE-2013-5721

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    CVE-2013-5721

    Published: 16 Sept 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The dissect_mq_rr function in epan/dissectors/packet-mq.c in the MQ dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.10 and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 does not properly determine when to enter a certain loop, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/55022, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-58.html, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9079, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=51603, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00050.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00052.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18518

    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
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