Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-2394
Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 on the SPARC and Itanium platforms does not properly perform data alignment for a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a (1) ICMP or (2) ICMPv6 Echo Request packet.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2012-2394
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2394
0.66%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 79 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-2394
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.3
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LOW | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
6.5
|
2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-2394
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-2394
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042
mandriva.com
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53653
Wireshark Misaligned Memory Denial of Service Vulnerability
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http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42393
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/treePatch
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094
Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015
mandriva.com
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7221
7221 – Wireshark crashes with bus error on SPARC and IA64 due to insufficient emem alignment
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080
mandriva.com
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http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-10.html
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2012-10 · Wireshark memory alignment flawVendor Advisory
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