CVE-2012-0041

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6663 patch exploit
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40164 patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/4 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-01.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/47494 third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15297 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0041?
CVE-2012-0041 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0041?
To fix CVE-2012-0041, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0041 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0041 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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