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CVE-2013-2487

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-2487 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.8.x before 1.8.6, specifically within the RELOAD dissector. Incorrect integer data types allow remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop via crafted packet values, affecting various dissecting functions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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

7.8HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0336 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-2013-2487Low

wireshark: Infinite loop in the RELOAD dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-21, upstream bug 8364) [A different flaw than CVE-2013-2486]

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%3A16593
wireshark.org / docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2013-21.html
Vendor Advisory