CVE-2013-2488
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the...
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- Record
CVE-2013-2488- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- Record
CVE-2013-2488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2434 No score
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- Record
EUVD-2013-2434- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcxx-29j4-gxjh No score
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the...
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- Record
GHSA-pcxx-29j4-gxjh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- Record
CVE-2013-2488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-2488 No score
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score
wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-2488 No score
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2488- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 1.8.2-5 | 1.8.2-5 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 1.8.2-5 | 1.8.2-5 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 1.8.2-5 | 1.8.2-5 |
wiresharkDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 1.2.11-6+squeeze10, plus listed versions 1.2.11-61.2.11-6+squeeze11.2.11-6+squeeze21.2.11-6+squeeze41.2.11-6+squeeze5 Show 4 moreShow less1.2.11-6+squeeze61.2.11-6+squeeze71.2.11-6+squeeze81.2.11-6+squeeze9 |
1.2.11-6+squeeze10 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 262 CVEs |
before 2.2.2-1.1 | 2.2.2-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-2488 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published March 7, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.83%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-5.
References
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-22.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48011
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16672
secunia.com/advisories/52471
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bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8380
debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2644
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2488
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pcxx-29j4-gxjh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2488
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2488
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2488
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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