CVE-2012-0067

Wireshark 1.4.x-1.4.10 and 1.6.x-1.6.4 - Denial of Service via Long Packet in AIX iptrace File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-0067. PoCs published by Laurent Butti.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a buffer-underflow and multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Wireshark versions 1.4.0-1.4.10 and 1.6.0-1.6.4. It references a GitLab link for a binary exploit but does not contain actual exploit code.

Description

wiretap/iptrace.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long packet in an AIX iptrace file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Laurent Butti · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36633

The provided text describes a buffer-underflow and multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Wireshark versions 1.4.0-1.4.10 and 1.6.0-1.6.4. It references a GitLab link for a binary exploit but does not contain actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Wireshark 1.4.0-1.4.10, 1.6.0-1.6.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to target running vulnerable Wireshark version
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/4
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-01.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15192
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml

Scores

EPSS 0.0660
EPSS Percentile 93.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (17)
redhat/enterprise_linux 5
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.1
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.2
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.3
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.4
wireshark/wireshark 1.4.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.4.1
wireshark/wireshark 1.4.2
wireshark/wireshark 1.4.3
... and 7 more
Published Apr 11, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026