CVE-2012-1596 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending a crafted MP2T packet with an invalid pointer, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1596?
CVE-2012-1596 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 11 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1596?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-1596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1596, GHSA-6w77-fgw8-8424.