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.
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-12-05T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:21:28.357Z

Reserved: 2012-11-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-6057

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-05T11:57:20.070

Modified: 2017-09-19T01:35:32.577

Link: CVE-2012-6057

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-6057 - Bugzilla