CVE-2012-6061
Publication date 5 December 2012
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
The dissect_wtp_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c in the WTP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length field, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted value in a packet.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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wireshark | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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References
Other references
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7869
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c?r1=45614&r2=45613&pathrev=45614
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-37.html
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45614
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6061