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    CVE-2012-1595

    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.

    Published:Feb 7, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 11, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.01047
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48986
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
    http://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html
    http://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
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48986
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
    http://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html
    http://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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High