CVE-2012-2394

Description

Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 on the SPARC and Itanium platforms does not properly perform data alignment for a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a (1) ICMP or (2) ICMPv6 Echo Request packet.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.82% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015 vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42393 patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042 vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-10.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49226 third party advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7221
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53653 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2394?
CVE-2012-2394 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2394?
To fix CVE-2012-2394, 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-2012-2394 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2394 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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