wireshark: multiple file parser vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2012-01)
Published Apr 11, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.01%
Description
The dissect_packet function in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long packet in a capture file, as demonstrated by an airopeek file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
- 1.4.10
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0125
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0125 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0509 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.01% (0.02007) | 80.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02030) | 78.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 79.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.72% (0.02718) | 76.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01058) | 76.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00842) | 82.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00842) | 81.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00842) | 79.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 77.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40164 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47494 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/20/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0041 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6663 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773726 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0041
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15297 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0041
Change history (0)
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