CVE-2012-6054 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-6054

The dissect_sflow_245_address_type function in epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c in the sFlow dissector in...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

wireshark
Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3

Timeline

Official Publish: December 5th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.