CVE-2012-6058 — Infinite Loop in Wireshark

CWE-189CWE-835 — Infinite Loop5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 27.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedDec 5
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Integer overflow in the dissect_icmpv6 function in epan/dissectors/packet-icmpv6.c in the ICMPv6 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Number of Sources value.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.8.6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.8.6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark16 versions+15

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mff3-pg83-g48p: Integer overflow in the dissect_icmpv6 function in epan/dissectors/packet-icmpv6↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2012-6058: Integer overflow in the dissect_icmpv6 function in epan/dissectors/packet-icmpv6↗2012-12-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the ICMPv6 dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-40)↗2012-11-28
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Debian
CVE-2012-6058: wireshark - Integer overflow in the dissect_icmpv6 function in epan/dissectors/packet-icmpv6...↗2012
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