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ID CVE-2012-0042
Summary Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 does not properly perform certain string conversions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, related to epan/to_str.c. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html 'CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference'
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.9 (as of 19-09-2017 - 01:34)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
ADJACENT_NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-08-19T04:01:07.498-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
comment Wireshark is installed on the system.
oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6589
description Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 does not properly perform certain string conversions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, related to epan/to_str.c.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15368
status accepted
submitted 2012-04-12T08:48:06.747-04:00
title String conversion vulnerability in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5
version 7
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2013:0125
rpms
  • wireshark-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-devel-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-0:1.0.15-5.el5
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.0.15-5.el5
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.0.15-5.el5
refmap via4
confirm
gentoo GLSA-201308-05
mlist [oss-security] 20120111 Re: CVE request: Wireshark multiple vulnerabilities
sectrack 1026507
secunia
  • 47494
  • 48947
  • 54425
Last major update 19-09-2017 - 01:34
Published 11-04-2012 - 10:39
Last modified 19-09-2017 - 01:34
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