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Wireshark : CVE-2012-2393 : Wireshark DIAMETER memory allocation flaw

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Wireshark : CVE-2012-2393 : Wireshark DIAMETER memory allocation flaw

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/30/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/04/2017
Modified
10/04/2017

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 does not properly construct certain array data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers incorrect memory allocation.

Solution(s)

  • wireshark-upgrade-1_4_13
  • wireshark-upgrade-1_6_8

References

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