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Vulnerability details: VCID-ef43-tgs4-1yh1
Vulnerability ID VCID-ef43-tgs4-1yh1
Aliases CVE-2012-6061
Summary wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the WTP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-37)
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.5
Risk 2.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-189 Numeric Errors
System Score Found at
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
epss 0.00717 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6061
Reference id Reference type URL
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c?r1=45614&r2=45613&pathrev=45614
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45614
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00022.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00042.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-6061.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6061
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7869
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6061
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15253
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-37.html
881748 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881748
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-6061 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6061
RHSA-2013:1569 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1569
RHSA-2014:0341 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0341
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6061
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.72339
EPSS Score 0.00717
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:53:41.932983+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-6061.json 38.0.0