CVE-2012-6059
The dissect_isakmp function in epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c in the ISAKMP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data structure to determine IKEv2 decryption parameters, which allows remote attackers to…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The dissect_isakmp function in epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c in the ISAKMP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data structure to determine IKEv2 decryption parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.68% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c?r1=45510&r2=45509&pathrev=45510Exploit
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45510
- 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-2012-35.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7855
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15239
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c?r1=45510&r2=45509&pathrev=45510Exploit
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45510
- 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-2012-35.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7855
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15239
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.