Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 3, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-1573
CVE-2013-1573
Description
The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle a large number of padding bits, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
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Affected products
20cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 18 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.cnvd
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.htmlnvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16016nvd
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