Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-5237 is a denial-of-service flaw in Wireshark's HSRP packet dissector. A malformed packet can make affected Wireshark versions loop indefinitely, potentially freezing analysis workflows rather than compromising systems directly. Exposure is most likely on analyst workstations, network monitoring hosts, or automated packet-processing systems still running Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 and inspecting HSRP traffic or captures. Treat this as a legacy tooling resilience issue. It is not documented as data theft or code execution, but vulnerable packet-analysis systems can be disrupted during investigations. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Wireshark 1.8.x installations to 1.8.3 or later.; Check Wireshark's advisory for vendor-supported remediation guidance.; Restrict untrusted packet capture processing on legacy analysis hosts..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7581CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14992CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- wireshark-hsrp-dos(79009)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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