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CVE-2012-3548 Detail

Description

The dissect_drda function in epan/dissectors/packet-drda.c in Wireshark 1.6.x through 1.6.10 and 1.8.x through 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a certain length field in a capture file.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  08/30/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6


Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666 Exploit Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15646

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-3548
NVD Published Date:
08/30/2012
NVD Last Modified:
09/18/2017