CVE-2012-0042 Affecting wireshark-devel package, versions <0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-WIRESHARKDEVEL-2054585
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Jan 2012

Introduced: 10 Jan 2012

CVE-2012-0042  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 wireshark-devel to version 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark-devel package and not the wireshark-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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