The dissect_pw_eth_heuristic function in epan/dissectors/packet-pw-eth.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly handle apparent Ethernet address values at the beginning of MPLS data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a malformed packet.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:04:49.355Z

Reserved: 2013-01-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1578

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-02-03T01:55:06.973

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-1578

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-01-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1578 - Bugzilla