CVE-2012-5237

Wireshark 1.8.x - Denial of Service via Malformed HSRP Packet

Title source: llm

Description

The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c in the HSRP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/85884

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c?r1=44454&r2=44453&pathrev=44454

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7581

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14992

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-26.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79009

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44454

Scores

EPSS 0.0096

EPSS Percentile 76.8%

Details

CWE

CWE-399

Status published

Products (3)

wireshark/wireshark 1.8.0

wireshark/wireshark 1.8.1

wireshark/wireshark 1.8.2

Published Oct 04, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026