CVE-2012-0042
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2012-0042 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (wireshark) | RHSA-2013:0125 | 2013-01-08 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (wireshark) | RHSA-2012:0509 | 2012-04-23 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark | Will not fix |
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