wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the USB dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-31)
Published Dec 5, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.81%
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 relies on a length field to calculate an offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a zero value for this field.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.10
- 1.6.11
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
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 did not affect the versions 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:N/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 | 2.81% (0.02806) | 86.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02806) | 84.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 68.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01653) | 70.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 68.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 74.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 73.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 69.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c?r1=45310&r2=45309&pathrev=45310 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45310 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-31.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6053 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7787 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881822 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6053
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15915 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6053
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c?r1=45310&r2=45309&pathrev=45310 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45310 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-31.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6053 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7787 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881822 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6053 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15915 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6053 |
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