wireshark: Heap-based buffer overflow when reading ERF packets from pcap/pcap-ng trace files
Published Apr 11, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.77%
Description
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.
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
- 1.4.11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0509 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01769) | 77.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.79% (0.01789) | 75.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.94% (0.01943) | 72.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.77% (0.00773) | 71.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 71.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 69.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 66.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41008 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48548 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48986 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52737 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/news/20120327.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1595 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6804 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807644 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74364 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1595
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15548 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1595
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