National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-2393

Overview

epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 does not properly construct certain array data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers incorrect memory allocation.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c?r1=42200&r2=42199&pathrev=42200

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c?r1=42200&r2=42199&pathrev=42200

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7138

Hyperlink:https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7138

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1027094

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094

External Source: BID

Name: 53652

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53652

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2012:080

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2012:042

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2012:015

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 49226

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/49226

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15558

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15558

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42200

Hyperlink:http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42200