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CVE-2012-6053: wireshark Numeric Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6053DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6053
Published 05-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6053 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1
DLA-497-1CVE-2012-5593

Timeline

  1. 05-12-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.81% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.8.6-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 1.10.6-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.6.0 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.6.5 | 1.6.6 | 1.6.7 | 1.6.8 | 1.6.9 | 1.6.10 | 1.6.11 | 1.8.0 | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.8.3

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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