wireshark: Infinite loop in the IEEE 802.11 dissector
Published Apr 11, 2012
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 74.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01583) | 72.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 46.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 77.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00495) | 75.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 73.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 71.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 73.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 73.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40967 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48548 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52738 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1594 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6809 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807624 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74362 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1594
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15244 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1594
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