FKIE_CVE-2012-1596

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-04-11 10:39 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:39
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41001
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48548
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48986
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52736
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6833
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74363
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15194
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41001
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48986
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52736
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6833
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74363
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15194
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 1.4.0
wireshark wireshark 1.4.1
wireshark wireshark 1.4.2
wireshark wireshark 1.4.3
wireshark wireshark 1.4.4
wireshark wireshark 1.4.5
wireshark wireshark 1.4.6
wireshark wireshark 1.4.7
wireshark wireshark 1.4.8
wireshark wireshark 1.4.9
wireshark wireshark 1.4.10
wireshark wireshark 1.4.11
wireshark wireshark 1.6.0
wireshark wireshark 1.6.1
wireshark wireshark 1.6.2
wireshark wireshark 1.6.3
wireshark wireshark 1.6.4
wireshark wireshark 1.6.5
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