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CVE-2013-2486

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-2486 describes an integer data type error in the Wireshark RELOAD dissector (versions 1.8.x before 1.8.6). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop, causing a denial of service, by sending specially crafted packets. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating medium severity with an adjacent network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.1MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
6.5
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0127 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,802 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-2486Low

wireshark: Infinite loop in the RELOAD dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-21, upstream bug 8364) [A different flaw than CVE-2013-2487]

Mar 6, 2013

References

anonsvn.wireshark.org / viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c
anonsvn.wireshark.org / viewvc
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html
bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/52471
secunia.com / advisories/53425
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16109
wireshark.org / docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html
Vendor Advisory
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2013-21.html
Vendor Advisory