CVE-2012-6061

Description

The dissect_wtp_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c in the WTP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted value in a packet.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.717

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Wireshark (X64) 1.8.3Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities affected in Wireshark 1.8.3Windows

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-343288Wireshark (X64) (4.4.2)
PATCH-338541Wireshark (3.6.24)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234