CVE-2012-1596

Publication date 11 April 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The mp2t_process_fragmented_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-mp2t.c in the MP2T dissector 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 packet containing an invalid pointer value that triggers an incorrect memory-allocation attempt.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wireshark	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored end of life
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected

Notes

tyhicks

Versions affected: 1.4.0 to 1.4.11, 1.6.0 to 1.6.5

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
wireshark	Upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40978