CVE-2012-1596

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1596
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-04-11 10:39:26 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe mp2t_process_fragmented_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-mp2t.c in the MP2T dissector 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 packet containing an invalid pointer value that triggers an incorrect memory-allocation attempt.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.10 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.11 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.5 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.6 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.7 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.8 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.9 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Wireshark ANSI A/IEEE 802.11/PCAP/MP2T Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[Wireshark] Revision 41001 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonsvn.wireshark.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:0558-1: moderate: update for wireshark af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
6833 – Buildbot crash output: fuzz-2012-02-10-14752.pcap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Multiple wireshark security flaws resolved in 1.4.12 and 1.6.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Wireshark MP2T Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: wireshark-1.6.6-1.fc16 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2012-07 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: wireshark-1.4.12-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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