CVE-2012-1596 Information

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.

Reference

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=41001 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078769.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-04/msg00060.html http://secunia.com/advisories/48548 http://secunia.com/advisories/48986 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52736 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6833 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74363 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A15194