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    CVE-2012-1596

    The 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.

    Published:Feb 11, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 11, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.02588
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41001
    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/48986
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52736
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6833
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74363
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15194
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41001
    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/48986
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52736
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6833
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74363
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15194

    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