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CVE-2012-6058 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-icmpv6.c?r1=45459&r2=45458&pathrev=45459 CVEExploit
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45459 CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7844 CVEExploit

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-189Numeric Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wireshark wireshark
1.6.0
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-6058
NVD Published Date:
Dec 5, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]