Denial of Service Vulnerability in Assa Abloy R3 Dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x

CVE-2013-4080 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The dissect_r3_upstreamcommand_queryconfig function in epan/dissectors/packet-assa_r3.c in the Assa Abloy R3 dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly handle a zero-length item, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, and CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted packet.

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