CVE-2012-1594 (GCVE-0-2012-1594)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-04-11 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:01
VLAI
Summary
epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2012-03-27 00:00
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