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CVE-2012-4286

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2012-08-18 Wireshark -- Multiple vulnerabilities

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2012-4286
Phase Assigned(20120814)

Description

The pcapng_read_packet_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcap-ng file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted pcap-ng file.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/pcapng.c?r1=44074&r2=44073&pathrev=44074
CONFIRM http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44074&view=revision
CONFIRM http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-24.html
CONFIRM https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
CONFIRM https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
GENTOO GLSA-201308-05
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2012:1067
BID 55035
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15693
SECUNIA 51363
SECUNIA 50276
SECUNIA 54425