Resource management error in Wireshark - CVE-2012-3548
Published: August 31, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43649
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3548
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_drda function in epan/dissectors/packet-drda.c in Wireshark 1.6.x through 1.6.10 and 1.8.x through 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a certain length field in a capture file.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-3548
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15646