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CVE-2012-6055: wireshark Numeric Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6055DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6055
Published 05-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6055 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.95%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1
DLA-497-1CVE-2012-5601

Timeline

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

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-3g-a11.c in the 3GPP2 A11 dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value in a sub-type length field.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.95% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.95%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (anonsvn.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (anonsvn.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.8.6-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 1.10.6-1
Wireshark1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

10 links