Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2012-6054
The dissect_sflow_245_address_type function in epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 does not properly handle length calculations for an invalid IP address type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a packet that is neither IPv4 nor IPv6.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-32.html (Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15764 (signature, vdb-entry)
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c (Patch)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6054?
- CVE-2012-6054 is a vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-12-05.
- Is CVE-2012-6054 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.