CVE-2012-6057 (GCVE-0-2012-6057)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-05 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:21
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Summary
The dissect_eigrp_metric_comm function in epan/dissectors/packet-eigrp.c in the EIGRP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses the wrong data type for a certain offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2012-11-28 00:00
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