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CVE-2013-4081
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…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 3.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
16
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 53762 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:0341 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 54425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16820 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- GLSA-201308-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 60505 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2709 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:172 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-4012 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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