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CVE-2012-6061 Details

Description

The dissect_wtp_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c in the WTP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted value in a packet.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c?r1=45614&r2=45613&pathrev=45614	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45614	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html	CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7869	CVE	ExploitVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15253	CVE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-37.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c?r1=45614&r2=45613&pathrev=45614	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45614	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html	[email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7869	[email protected]	ExploitVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15253	[email protected]
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-37.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
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.

Product

Versions

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

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 5, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]