3.3
LOW
CVE-2012-2392
Wireshark Denial of Service vulnerability
Description

Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2012, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

6.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2392 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 Wireshark wireshark
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-2012-2392.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/49226
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6805
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7118
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7119
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7120
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7124
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15604
http://secunia.com/advisories/49226
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6805
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7118
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7119
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7120
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7124
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15604

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2392 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49226
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6805
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7118
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7119
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7120
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7124
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15604
  • 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:15604 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15604 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 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-2012-2392 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-2012-2392 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

3.30 }} 0.19%

score

0.86076

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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