| Name | CVE-2012-6054 |
| Description | The dissect_sflow_245_address_type function in epan/dissectors/packet-sflow.c in the sFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 does not properly handle length calculations for an invalid IP address type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a packet that is neither IPv4 nor IPv6. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-497-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u19 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.6.20-0+deb10u9~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u9 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 3.4.16-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 4.0.17-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 4.4.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | source | wheezy | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u1 | DLA-497-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 1.8.6-1 | unimportant |
not suitable for code injection