CVE-2013-2479

low

Published 2013-03-07 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

3.3

Description

The dissect_mpls_echo_tlv_dd_map function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpls-echo.c in the MPLS Echo dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via invalid Sub-tlv data.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 4 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
12.3	Affected	—
12.2	Affected	—
12.1	Affected	—
11.4	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.8.6-1`
sid	Fixed	`1.8.6-1`
forky	Fixed	`1.8.6-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.8.6-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.8.6-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
wireshark	wireshark	`1.8.0`
wireshark	wireshark	`1.8.1`
wireshark	wireshark	`1.8.2`
wireshark	wireshark	`1.8.3`
wireshark	wireshark	`1.8.4`
wireshark	wireshark	`1.8.5`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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