CVE-2012-1595

N/A Unknown
Published: April 11, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The pcap_process_pseudo_header function in wiretap/pcap-common.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.12 and 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a WTAP_ENCAP_ERF file containing an Extension or Multi-Channel header with an invalid pseudoheader size, related to the pcap and pcap-ng file parsers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48986
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6804
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74364
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15548
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48986
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6804
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74364
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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