CVE-2012-1595

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15548

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74364

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6804

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.html

http://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13

http://secunia.com/advisories/48986

http://secunia.com/advisories/48947

http://secunia.com/advisories/48548

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS