CVE-2013-2486: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The dissect_diagnosticrequest function in epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 11.4 only; version 12.1 only; version 12.2 only; version 12.3 only
• Wireshark Wireshark: version 1.8.0 only; version 1.8.1 only; version 1.8.2 only; version 1.8.3 only; version 1.8.4 only; version 1.8.5 only

Published 2013-03-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.