CVE-2012-1593

Wireshark - 'call_dissector()' Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed packet.

epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c en ANSI A en Wireshark v1.4.x anterior a v1.4.12 y v1.6.x anteriores a v1.6.6 permite a atacantes remotos a provocar una denegación de servicio (desreferencia de puntero nulo y caída de la aplicación) a través de un paquete incorrecto.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 3.3

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-03-12 CVE Reserved
2012-04-11 CVE Published
2012-04-19 First Exploit
2023-11-10 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40962	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/48548	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48986	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6823	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74361	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14991	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18758	2012-04-19
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18758	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html	2017-12-29
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html	2017-12-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html	2017-12-29
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-04.html	2017-12-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.10 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.10"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.11 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.11"		-		Affected