CVE-2012-5237 — Infinite Loop in Wireshark

CWE-399CWE-835 — Infinite Loop7 documents6 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 23.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedOct 4
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 6.5 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.8.2-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.8.2-2+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2+2

Patches

Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-24wf-756g-vfmr: The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2012-5237: The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp↗2012-10-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector↗2012-10-02
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Debian
CVE-2012-5237: wireshark - The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c in the HSRP dissector...↗2012
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5237 wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector↗2012-10-03
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Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5237 CVE-2012-5239 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]↗2012-10-03
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