Memory Allocation Vulnerability in DIAMETER Dissector in Wireshark

Memory Allocation Vulnerability in DIAMETER Dissector in Wireshark

CVE-2012-2393 · LOW Severity

AV:A/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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