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CVE-2013-4081

The http_payload_subdissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-http.c in the HTTP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly determine when to use a recursive approach, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted packet.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4081 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from wireshark, from debian, from opensuse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-06-09T21:55:01.617

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.0	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.1	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.2	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.3	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.4	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.5	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.6	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.8.7	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.0	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.1	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.2	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.3	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.4	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.5	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.6	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.7	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.8	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.9	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.10	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.11	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.12	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.13	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.14	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.6.15	Yes

References

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623 ([email protected])
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/53762 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709 ([email protected])
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505 ([email protected])
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16820 ([email protected])
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-http.c?r1=49623&r2=49622&pathrev=49623 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49623 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/53762 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2709 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60505 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16820 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wireshark's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.