Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2012-5237

The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c in the HSRP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References