CVE-2012-6054

Summary

The dissect_sflow_245_address_type function in epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 does not properly handle length calculations for an invalid IP address type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a packet that is neither IPv4 nor IPv6.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7789
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-32.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15764
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45324
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c?r1=45324&r2=45323&pathrev=45324
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html

References

• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7789
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-32.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15764
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45324
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c?r1=45324&r2=45323&pathrev=45324
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html

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