CVE-2012-1594

low
Published 2012-04-11 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1594

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.6.6-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.6.6-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.6.6-1
debian debiansidfixed1.6.6-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.6.6-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
wiresharkwireshark1.6.0
wiresharkwireshark1.6.1
wiresharkwireshark1.6.2
wiresharkwireshark1.6.3
wiresharkwireshark1.6.4
wiresharkwireshark1.6.5

References

CWEs

CWE-94

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.