CVE-2012-6053 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4, specifically within the USB dissector. An attacker can trigger an infinite loop by providing a zero value in a length field, which is used to calculate an offset. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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