MQ Dissector Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2013-5721 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The dissect_mq_rr function in epan/dissectors/packet-mq.c in the MQ dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.10 and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 does not properly determine when to enter a certain loop, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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