{"cve":"CVE-2012-6054","nvd":{"published":"2012-12-05T11:57:19.943","modified":"2026-06-16T23:47:44.070","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-189"],"references":["http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c?r1=45324&r2=45323&pathrev=45324","http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45324","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-2012-32.html"],"products":["wireshark:wireshark"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-6054","score":0.02806,"percentile":0.86494,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}