SB2012063001 - Resource management error in Wireshark
Published: June 30, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012063001
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2392)
CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49226
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6805
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7118
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7119
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7120
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7124
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15604