Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 69.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c?r1=45324&r2=45323&pathrev=45324
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45324
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-32.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7789
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15764
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c?r1=45324&r2=45323&pathrev=45324
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45324
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-32.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7789
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15764
Products affected by CVE-2012-6054
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3