# CVE-2012-2392: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loops in multiple Wireshark dissectors, requiring user interaction to open malicious traffic.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2392, GHSA-qx26-3x53-rw22

## What is CVE-2012-2392?

CVE-2012-2392 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 30 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2392?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wireshark Wireshark.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2392?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-2392 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2392 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Wireshark - Multiple Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

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- [CVE-2011-0444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0444/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
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- [CVE-2009-1266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1266/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1210/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2392 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 30 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2392 exists.

Affected product: Wireshark Wireshark. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2392

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