CVE-2012-6053
published 2012-12-05CVE-2012-6053: epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset…
PriorityP421medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
EPSS
2.81%
85.0th percentile
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
Affected
21 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.8.6-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.8.6-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
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| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.6-1 | 1.8.6-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.6-1 | 1.8.6-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.6-1 | 1.8.6-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.6-1 | 1.8.6-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0LOW
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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Red Hat
wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the USB dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-31)
vendor_redhat·2012-11-28·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2012-6053 [MEDIUM] CWE-835 wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the USB dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-31)
wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the USB dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-31)
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
Statement: Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions 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-2012-6053: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6....
vendor_debian·2012·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2012-6053 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-6053: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6....
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.8.6-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.8.6-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.8.6-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.8.6-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.8.6-1)
GHSA
GHSA-c2jp-3fgc-5gr6: epan/dissectors/packet-usb
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2012-6053 [MEDIUM] GHSA-c2jp-3fgc-5gr6: epan/dissectors/packet-usb
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
OSV
CVE-2012-6053: epan/dissectors/packet-usb
osv·2012-12-05·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2012-6053 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-6053: epan/dissectors/packet-usb
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c?r1=45310&r2=45309&pathrev=45310http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45310http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.htmlhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-31.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7787https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15915http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c?r1=45310&r2=45309&pathrev=45310http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45310http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.htmlhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-31.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7787https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15915
2012-12-05
Published