CVE-2012-1594

Publication date 11 April 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wireshark 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

Notes

tyhicks

Versions affected: 1.6.0 to 1.6.5

Patch details

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Package Patch details
wireshark