CVE-2013-6340 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3. The flaw resides in the TCP dissector (epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c), where improper handling of remaining data in crafted packets can lead to an application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and a potential impact of partial availability loss, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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