CVE-2012-5593 | Wireshark to 1.6.11/1.8.3 Dissection Engine denial of service (ID 166686 / BID-56729)
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wireshark to 1.6.11/1.8.3. This affects an unknown part of the component Dissection Engine. The manipulation leads to denial of service.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5593. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.