CVE-2012-6056 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Wireshark SCTP dissector using crafted packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6056?
CVE-2012-6056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 5 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6056?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6056?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-6056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as CVE-2012-5595, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6056, GHSA-xg25-46f7-mw38.