CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wireshark to 1.6.11/1.8.3 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component Dissection Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2012-6053. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2012-6053. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2012-6053 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.
The weakness was released 11/28/2012 by Martin Mathieson with Wireshark (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5593 since 10/24/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in pcap File and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at wireshark.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 1.6.12 or 1.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at bugs.wireshark.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 7042, 7043, 7044 and 7045.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.6.12/1.8.4
Timeline
10/03/2012 🔍10/24/2012 🔍
11/28/2012 🔍
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11/30/2012 🔍
12/03/2012 🔍
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wireshark.org
Researcher: Martin Mathieson
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-5593 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1027822 - Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
SecurityFocus: 56729 - Wireshark Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51422 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 87986 - Wireshark USB Dissector Malformed Packet Processing Infinite Loop Remote DoS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/03/2012 09:46Updated: 04/19/2021 16:23
Changes: 12/03/2012 09:46 (53), 11/06/2013 10:12 (11), 04/19/2021 16:23 (11)
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