CVE-2013-6339

N/A Unknown

Published: November 04, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The dissect_openwire_type function in epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c in the OpenWire dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c?r1=52458&r2=52457&pathrev=52458

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c?r1=52463&r2=52462&pathrev=52463

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=52458

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=52463

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00026.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00027.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-64.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9248

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19086

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c?r1=52458&r2=52457&pathrev=52458