wireshark: Infinite and large loops in ANSI MAP, ASF, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.3, and LTP dissectors (wnpa-sec-2012-08)
Published Jun 30, 2012
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.47%
Description
Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
- 1.4.10
- 1.4.11
- 1.4.12
- 1.4.13
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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 | 3.47% (0.03467) | 88.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.50% (0.03495) | 87.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 82.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.30% (0.03300) | 86.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 51.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 50.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00171) | 52.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.12th | 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 (16)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2392 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6805 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7118 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7119 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7120 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7124 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824411 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2392
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15604 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2392
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.