UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2486

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2486

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2486.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2486

Upstream

CVE-2013-2486

Withdrawn

2025-07-18T16:42:52Z

Published

2013-03-07T15:55:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T07:17:06.990653Z

Severity

Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

The dissect_diagnosticrequest function in epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name: wireshark
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@1.10.6-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.10.6-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2-1

1.10.3-1

1.10.5-1ubuntu1

1.10.5-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "tshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-doc"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}