CVE-2012-6059 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending a malformed ISAKMP packet, requiring an upgrade to a patched version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-6059?
CVE-2012-6059 is a medium-severity denial of service 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-6059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2012-6059?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-6059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-6059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as CVE-2012-5597, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6059, GHSA-546m-r9cx-rqg6.