Vulnerability CVE-2012-6054: Information

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (5.0)

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6054
Published: Dec. 5, 2012
Modified: Sept. 19, 2017
Error type identifier: CWE-189

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
wiresharkc72.2.7-alt1.M70C.12.2.7-alt1.M70C.1ALT-PU-2017-1698-1183820Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-32.html
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7789
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45324
      http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c?r1=45324&r2=45323&pathrev=45324
      • Patch
      openSUSE-SU-2013:0151
        openSUSE-SU-2012:1633
          oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15764

              1. Configuration 1

                cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
                cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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