Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark

Published: 2012-06-30 | Updated: 2020-08-11

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2012-3825 CVE-2012-3826
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Local network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Wireshark Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor	Wireshark.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU43921

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3825

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) BACapp and (2) Bluetooth HCI dissectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2392.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 1.4.0 - 1.6.7

CPE2.3

External links

http://secunia.com/advisories/49226
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7121
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7122
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15478

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU43922