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ID:3663 - Exploit for Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2012-1593
ID:3663 - Exploit for Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2012-1593
Published: July 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32809
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1593
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed packet.
Remediation
Update to version 1.4.12.