UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6053

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6053

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6053.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6053

Upstream

CVE-2012-6053

Withdrawn

2025-07-18T16:42:48Z

Published

2012-12-05T11:57:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T07:31:03.603060Z

Severity

Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name: wireshark
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@1.10.6-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.10.6-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2-1

1.10.3-1

1.10.5-1ubuntu1

1.10.5-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tshark",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        }
    ]
}