FKIE_CVE-2012-1595

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-04-11 10:39 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:39
Severity
Summary
The pcap_process_pseudo_header function in wiretap/pcap-common.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.12 and 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a WTAP_ENCAP_ERF file containing an Extension or Multi-Channel header with an invalid pseudoheader size, related to the pcap and pcap-ng file parsers.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48548
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48947
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48986
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6804
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74364
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15548
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48986
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6804
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74364
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15548
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 1.4.0
wireshark wireshark 1.4.1
wireshark wireshark 1.4.2
wireshark wireshark 1.4.3
wireshark wireshark 1.4.4
wireshark wireshark 1.4.5
wireshark wireshark 1.4.6
wireshark wireshark 1.4.7
wireshark wireshark 1.4.8
wireshark wireshark 1.4.9
wireshark wireshark 1.4.10
wireshark wireshark 1.4.11
wireshark wireshark 1.6.0
wireshark wireshark 1.6.1
wireshark wireshark 1.6.2
wireshark wireshark 1.6.3
wireshark wireshark 1.6.4
wireshark wireshark 1.6.5
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