CVE-2012-6056

Wireshark 1.8.x < 1.8.4 - Denial of Service via SCTP Duplicate TSN Count

Title source: llm

Description

Integer overflow in the dissect_sack_chunk function in epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Duplicate TSN count.

References (8)

Core 8

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7802

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45355

Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c?r1=45355&r2=45354&pathrev=45355

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-33.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16139

Scores

EPSS 0.0074

EPSS Percentile 73.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-189

Status published

Products (4)

wireshark/wireshark 1.8.0

wireshark/wireshark 1.8.1

wireshark/wireshark 1.8.2

wireshark/wireshark 1.8.3

Published Dec 05, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026