CVE-2013-4929
wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the DIS dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-47)
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 26, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The parseFields function in epan/dissectors/packet-dis-pdus.c in the DIS dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not terminate packet-data processing after finding zero remaining bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet.
Statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')