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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2/1.8.3 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive hostname information by reading pcap-ng files.
The weakness was shared 12/05/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6052 since 11/29/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74838 (openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2012:1633-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165835 (SUSE Security Update for Wireshark to 1.8.4 (openSUSE-SU-2013:0151-1)).
Upgrading to version 1.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (74838). The entries 7042, 63155, 63154 and 63152 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 74838
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2012:1633-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 803071
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Dissector Multiple Vulnerabilities - Dec12 (Mac OS X)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.8.3
Timeline
11/29/2012 🔍12/05/2012 🔍
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12/06/2012 🔍
06/13/2014 🔍
03/24/2015 🔍
12/20/2021 🔍
Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wireshark.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-6052 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 37533 - Wireshark Remote Leakage of Sensitive Hostname Information - CVE-2012-6052, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 12/20/2021 16:23
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (66), 04/22/2017 12:49 (2), 12/20/2021 16:23 (3)
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