THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-2487
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-2487

Debian Linux vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.4%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses incorrect integer data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet, related to the (1) dissect_icecandidates, (2) dissect_kinddata, (3) dissect_nodeid_list, (4) dissect_storeans, (5) dissect_storereq, (6) dissect_storeddataspecifier, (7) dissect_fetchreq, (8) dissect_findans, (9) dissect_diagnosticinfo, (10) dissect_diagnosticresponse, (11) dissect_reload_messagecontents, and (12) dissect_reload_message functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2486.
Affected vendor
Debian
Affected product
Debian Linux
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-03-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-2487

  • Confirm whether Debian Debian Linux is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-2487.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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