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.
Published: 2012-04-11
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1609 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.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
Wireshark Wireshark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:01:02.631Z

Reserved: 2012-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1595

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-04-11T10:39:26.687

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-1595

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-1595 - Bugzilla

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