CVE-2012-1596

Impact

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

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15194
• 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