VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-6053

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-12-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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