CVE-2013-1572
The dissect_oampdu_event_notification function in epan/dissectors/packet-slowprotocols.c in the IEEE 802.3 Slow Protocols dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle certain short lengths, which allows…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The dissect_oampdu_event_notification function in epan/dissectors/packet-slowprotocols.c in the IEEE 802.3 Slow Protocols dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle certain short lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.9 LOWAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.73% probability · 54th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-slowprotocols.c?r1=46336&r2=46335&pathrev=46336
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46336
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8036
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16423
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-slowprotocols.c?r1=46336&r2=46335&pathrev=46336
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46336
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8036
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16423
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.