2.9
LOW
CVE-2012-0042
Wireshark NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2012, 10:39 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:34 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

5.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-0042 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Wireshark wireshark
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-0042.

URL Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40194 Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026507
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634 Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15368

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-0042 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15368 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15368 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Evaluator Description Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html 'CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference' Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html 'CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference'
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-0042 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-0042 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.45 }} 0.00%

score

0.71175

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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