CVE-2013-1578

The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle…

published February 3, 2013

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle apparent Ethernet address values at the beginning of MPLS data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a malformed packet.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00728 · 53.7th percentile
Published
2013-02-03T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 FEB 01:00Z
    The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle…
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