Vulnerability in Wireshark
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.html (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/48986 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13 (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74363 (vdb-entry)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html (vendor-advisory)
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52736 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/48548 (third-party-advisory)