CVE-2012-5237
published 2012-10-04CVE-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…
PriorityP411low3.3CVSS 2.0
AVAACLAuNCNINAP
EPSS
0.89%
55.6th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.8.2-2 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.8.2-2 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.03.3LOWAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv3.3LOW
vendor_debian3.3LOW
vendor_redhat3.3LOW
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Red Hat
wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector
vendor_redhat·2012-10-02·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5237 [LOW] CWE-835 wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector
wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector
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.
Statement: Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2012-5237: wireshark - The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c in the HSRP dissector...
vendor_debian·2012·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5237 [LOW] CVE-2012-5237: wireshark - The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c in the HSRP dissector...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
GHSA
GHSA-24wf-756g-vfmr: The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2012-5237 [LOW] GHSA-24wf-756g-vfmr: The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp
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.
OSV
CVE-2012-5237: The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp
osv·2012-10-04·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5237 [LOW] CVE-2012-5237: The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5237 wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector
bugzilla·2012-10-03·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5237 [LOW] CVE-2012-5237 wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector
CVE-2012-5237 wireshark: Infinite loop in the HSRP dissector
An infinite loop was found in the way Cisco Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) dissector of the Wireshark network traffic analyzer processed certain capture files. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious packet capture file, it could lead to denial of service (Wireshark hang).
Reference:
Upstream advisory: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-26.html
Bug report: https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7581
Patch: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44454
Discussion:
Statement:
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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This issue affects the version of wireshark as sh
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5237 CVE-2012-5239 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2012-10-03·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5237 [LOW] CVE-2012-5237 CVE-2012-5239 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2012-5237 CVE-2012-5239 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
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http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c?r1=44454&r2=44453&pathrev=44454http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44454http://osvdb.org/85884http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-26.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7581https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79009https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14992http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c?r1=44454&r2=44453&pathrev=44454http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44454http://osvdb.org/85884http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-26.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7581https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79009https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14992
2012-10-04
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