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CVE-2012-1595

Published: 11 April 2012

The pcap_process_pseudo_header function in wiretap/pcap-common.c 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 WTAP_ENCAP_ERF file containing an Extension or Multi-Channel header with an invalid pseudoheader size, related to the pcap and pcap-ng file parsers.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Versions affected: 1.4.0 to 1.4.11, 1.6.0 to 1.6.5

Priority

Negligible

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable
(1.6.6-1)
quantal Not vulnerable
(1.6.6-1)
raring Not vulnerable
(1.6.6-1)
upstream
Released (1.4.12, 1.6.6)
Patches:
upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41056