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CVE-2012-0042
Published: Apr 11, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
54425
third-party-advisory
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RHSA-2013:0125
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
48947
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20120111 Re: CVE request: Wireshark multiple vulnerabilities
mailing-list
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1026507
vdb-entry
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47494
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-201308-05
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40194
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15368
vdb-entry
signature
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634
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