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TI-2012-00041 Aliases CVE-2012-0042GHSA-g5x6-f983-368j

Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 does not properly perform certain…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01854 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:0125 Released 2013-01-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-5.el5.i386
  • RHSA-2012:0509 Released 2012-04-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1.ppc +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0125
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0125
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0125
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0042
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5x6-f983-368j

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

Sources

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