CVE-2012-0042
Estado: ModificadaBaja (2.9)—
Wireshark 1.4.x anteriores a 1.4.11 y 1.6.x anteriores a 1.6.5 no realizan convenientemente determinadas conversiones de cadena ("string"), lo que permite a atacants remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (resolución de puntero nulo y caída de la aplicación) a través de un paquete modificado, relacionado con epan/to_str.c.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Puntuación base: 2.9
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.85%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 79
- Fecha de la puntuación: 9/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40194
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026507
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15368
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40194
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026507
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-02.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6634
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15368
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