CVE-2012-6058

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    CVE-2012-6058

    Published: 5 Dec 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the dissect_icmpv6 function in epan/dissectors/packet-icmpv6.c in the ICMPv6 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted Number of Sources value.

    References: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-40.html, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-icmpv6.c?r1=45459&r2=45458&pathrev=45459, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7844, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45459, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16075

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High