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Vulnerability details: VCID-uxfu-4j6w-qudu
Vulnerability ID VCID-uxfu-4j6w-qudu
Aliases CVE-2012-6060
Summary wireshark: DoS (infinite loop) in the iSCSI dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-36)
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 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
epss 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
epss 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
epss 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
epss 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
epss 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
epss 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
epss 0.00738 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6060
Reference id Reference type URL
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-iscsi.c?r1=45524&r2=45523&pathrev=45524
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=45524
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-2012-6060.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-6060
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7858
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6060
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16038
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-36.html
881771 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=881771
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-2012-6060 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6060
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-2012-6060
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 0.72783
EPSS Score 0.00738
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:53:42.013072+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-6060.json 38.0.0