CVE-2013-1574 Information

Description

The dissect_bthci_eir_ad_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-bthci_cmd.c in the Bluetooth HCI dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 uses an incorrect data type for a counter variable which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.

Reference

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-bthci_cmd.c?r1=46345&r2=46344&pathrev=46345 http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46345 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8038 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A16323