CVE-2012-0068 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation8 documents7 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.6%
top 18.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedApr 11
Latest updateMay 4

Description

The lanalyzer_read function in wiretap/lanalyzer.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 Novell capture file containing a record that is too small.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.6.5-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.6.5-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark18 versions+17

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-phc2-gwgf-vq7r: The lanalyzer_read function in wiretap/lanalyzer↗2022-05-04
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Kernel
KVM: x86: invalid opcode oops on SET_SREGS with OSXSAVE bit set (CVE-2012-4461)↗2012-11-06
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OSV
CVE-2012-0068: The lanalyzer_read function in wiretap/lanalyzer↗2012-04-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
Wireshark: Heap-buffer underflow when parsing LANalyzer packet capture files↗2012-01-10
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Debian
CVE-2012-0068: wireshark - The lanalyzer_read function in wiretap/lanalyzer.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4...↗2012
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-0068 Wireshark: Heap-buffer underflow when parsing LANalyzer packet capture files↗2012-01-20
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Bugzilla
CVE-2012-0041 CVE-2012-0042 CVE-2012-0043 CVE-2012-0066 CVE-2012-0067 CVE-2012-0068 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]↗2012-01-13
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