2.9

CVE-2012-0042: redhat enterprise_linux

CVSS: 2.9v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0042
Published 11-04-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0042 is a low (CVSS 2.9) vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.9/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
DSA-2395-1RHSA-2012:0509RHSA-2013:0125

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.85% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.6.5-1
Redhat1 product
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.6.0 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.8 | 1.4.9 | 1.4.10

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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