CVE-2012-1593
EPSS 1.5%
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed packet.
How to fix CVE-2012-1593
To remediate CVE-2012-1593, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.6.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-1593 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.6-1