VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-6053
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.81%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.81%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.81% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c?r1=45310&r2=45309&pathrev=45310Patch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45310
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-31.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7787
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15915
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c?r1=45310&r2=45309&pathrev=45310Patch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45310
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-31.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7787
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15915
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.