CVE-2012-2393
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CVE-2012-2393
epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 does not properly construct certain array data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers incorrect memory allocation.
Exploit probability
3.8%
Published
June 30, 2012
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2012-2393
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epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 does not properly construct certain array data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers incorrect memory allocation.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c?r1=42200&r2=42199&pathrev=42200
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42200
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49226
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53652
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7138
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15558