SB2012041104 - Input validation error in Wireshark
Published: April 11, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012041104
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0041)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40164
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/4
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-01.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6663
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15297