2.9

CVE-2013-1581: wireshark Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 2.9v2.0LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2013-1581DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1581
Published 03-02-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1581 is a low (CVSS 2.9) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
12/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.9/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.73%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DLA-497-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Timeline

  1. 03-02-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The dissect_pft_fec_detailed function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP-ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle fragment gaps, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a malformed packet.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

53%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.73% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.8.6-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 1.10.6-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.6.0 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.6.5 | 1.6.6 | 1.6.7 | 1.6.8 | 1.6.9 | 1.6.10 | 1.6.11 | 1.6.12 | 1.8.0 | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.8.3 | 1.8.4

3 vendors · 3 products

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