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ID:3659 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2012-2394
ID:3659 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2012-2394
Published: July 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32796
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2394
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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 on the SPARC and Itanium platforms does not properly perform data alignment for a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a (1) ICMP or (2) ICMPv6 Echo Request packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.