CVE-2012-1596

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-04-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The mp2t_process_fragmented_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-mp2t.c in the MP2T dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.12 and 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a packet containing an invalid pointer value that triggers an incorrect memory-allocation attempt.

Affected products

Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5 (+12)

References

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41001
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48548
http://secunia.com/advisories/48986
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52736
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6833
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74363

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