RCE in Wireshark
CVE-2012-1594
epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-05.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13 (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74362 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15244 (signature, vdb-entry)
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc (Exploit)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52738 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/48548 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)