#VU32810 Resource management error in Wireshark - CVE-2012-1595


| Updated: 2020-07-28

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32810

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1595

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Wireshark.org

Description

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

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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 1.4.0 - 1.4.11


External links
https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48548
https://secunia.com/advisories/48947
https://secunia.com/advisories/48986
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
https://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6804
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74364
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15548


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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


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