CVE-2012-6056
wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the SCTP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-33)
Severity Score
5.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
Integer overflow in the dissect_sack_chunk function in epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Duplicate TSN count.
Desbordamiento de entero en la función dissect_sack_chunk en epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c en el dissector SCTP en Wireshark v1.8.x anterior a v1.8.4 permite a atacantes remotos generar una denegación de servicio (bucle infinito) mediante una Duplicate TSN manipulado.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2012-11-29 CVE Reserved
- 2012-12-05 CVE Published
- 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-189: Numeric Errors
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45355 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7802 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16139 | Signature |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c?r1=45355&r2=45354&pathrev=45355 | 2017-09-19 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html | 2017-09-19 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html | 2017-09-19 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html | 2017-09-19 | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-33.html | 2017-09-19 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6056 | 2014-03-31 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881809 | 2014-03-31 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" | Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" | 1.8.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.8.0" | - |
Affected
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| Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" | Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" | 1.8.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.8.1" | - |
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| Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" | Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" | 1.8.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.8.2" | - |
Affected
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| Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" | Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" | 1.8.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.8.3" | - |
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