| Name | CVE-2013-4081 |
| Description | The http_payload_subdissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-http.c in the HTTP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly determine when to use a recursive approach, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted packet. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2709-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 711918 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u19 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.6.20-0+deb9u7 | fixed | |
| buster | 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 4.2.2-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 4.2.2-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | source | wheezy | 1.8.2-5wheezy4 | DSA-2709-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 1.10.0-1 | unimportant | 711918 |
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733
Not suitable for code injection