The dissect_cmstatus_tlv function in plugins/docsis/packet-cmstatus.c in the DOCSIS CM-STATUS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 uses an incorrect data type for a position variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-02-03T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:04:49.486Z

Reserved: 2013-01-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1580

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-03T01:55:07.223

Modified: 2017-09-19T01:36:08.653

Link: CVE-2013-1580

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-01-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1580 - Bugzilla