DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0042

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0042
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0042.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0042
Upstream
Published
2012-04-11T10:39:25Z
Modified
2025-09-18T05:19:58Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 does not properly perform certain string conversions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, related to epan/to_str.c.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}