Code Injection in Wireshark - CVE-2012-1594
Published: April 11, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44141
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1594
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
Affected software
Wireshark
How to mitigate CVE-2012-1594
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40967
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52738
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-05.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6809
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74362
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15244