Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-0042 (CCN-72289)

Assigned:2011-12-07
Published:2012-01-10
Updated:2017-09-19
Summary:Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 does not properly perform certain string conversions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, related to epan/to_str.c.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.9 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.1 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.9 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.1 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40194

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-0042

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2012-0509
Moderate: wireshark security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2013-0125
Moderate: wireshark security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2013:0125

Source: CCN
Type: SA47494
Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
47494

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
48947

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
54425

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2395
wireshark -- buffer underflow

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201308-05

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20120111 Re: CVE request: Wireshark multiple vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 78256
Wireshark NULL Pointer Dereference Packet Information Parsing Remote DoS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-51368
Wireshark Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1026507

Source: CCN
Type: wnpa-sec-2012-02
Wireshark NULL pointer vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.html

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Patch
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wireshark-packet-dos(72289)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15368

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20120042
    V
    		CVE-2012-0042
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15065
    P
    		DSA-2395-1 wireshark -- buffer underflow
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23298
    P
    		ELSA-2013:0125: wireshark security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23840
    P
    		ELSA-2012:0509: wireshark security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21154
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0509: wireshark security update (Moderate)
    2014-02-24
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20890
    P
    		RHSA-2013:0125: wireshark security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
    2014-02-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15368
    V
    		String conversion vulnerability in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5
    2013-08-19
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20130125
    P
    		RHSA-2013:0125: wireshark security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
    2013-01-08
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20120509
    P
    		RHSA-2012:0509: wireshark security update (Moderate)
    2012-04-23
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20120042000
    V
    		CVE-2012-0042 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2012-04-11
    BACK
    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
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    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 1.4.0
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.1
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.2
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.3
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.5
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.6
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.7
    wireshark wireshark 1.6.0
    wireshark wireshark 1.6.1
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.8
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.9
    wireshark wireshark 1.6.2
    wireshark wireshark 1.4.10
    wireshark wireshark 1.6.3
    wireshark wireshark 1.6.4
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6