CVE-2012-6059: wireshark Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-6059 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 05-12-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The dissect_isakmp function in epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c in the ISAKMP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data structure to determine IKEv2 decryption parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.68% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (anonsvn.wireshark.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected 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
10 links- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c?r1=45510&r2=45509&pathrev=45510X Refsource CONFIRMExploitREPORT
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15239VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
