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CVE-2012-2393 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c?r1=42200&r2=42199&pathrev=42200	CVE	Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42200	CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7138	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/49226	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15558	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53652	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094	CVE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c?r1=42200&r2=42199&pathrev=42200	[email protected]	Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42200	[email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7138	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49226	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15558	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:042	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:080	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53652	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094	[email protected]
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wireshark wireshark	1.4.0 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

wireshark wireshark

1.4.0

1.4.1

1.4.2

1.4.3

1.4.4

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 2, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]