Denial of Service Vulnerability in OpenWire Dissector in Wireshark

Denial of Service Vulnerability in OpenWire Dissector in Wireshark

CVE-2013-6339 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The dissect_openwire_type function in epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c in the OpenWire dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet.

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