CVE-2012-6053 | BDVDB-2026-53755 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15915
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7787
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-31.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45310
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c?r1=45310&r2=45309&pathrev=45310
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.