Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2012-0041
Published: April 11, 2012 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32822
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0041
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_packet function in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long packet in a capture file, as demonstrated by an airopeek file.
Affected software
Wireshark
wireshark (Alpine package)
wireshark (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0041
Install update from vendor's website.
Wireshark - update to 1.4.11
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.4.11-r0
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.4.11-r0
External References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40164
- 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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/4
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-01.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6663
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15297