CVE-2013-1579
N/A
Published: February 3, 2013 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
The rtps_util_add_bitmap function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps.c in the RTPS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly implement certain nested loops for processing bitmap data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-rtps.c?r1=47046&r2=47045&pathrev=47046x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47046Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8198VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16230Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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