VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-6056

Integer overflow in the dissect_sack_chunk function in epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Duplicate TSN count.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.66%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 2.66% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-189
Affected: wireshark/wireshark
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.