CVE-2012-0042
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CVE-2012-0042 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5 |
| 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 |
References
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634Exploit, Patch
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634Exploit, Patch
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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