CVE-2012-6054
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.
- EPSS
- 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-189
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- wireshark:wireshark
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