VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-0042
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…
LOW 2.9EPSS 1.85%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.9 LOWAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.85% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40194Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026507
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15368
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40194Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026507
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634Exploit, Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15368
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.