CVE-2012-2393
epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2393- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2393- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2381 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2381- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w5p-q45r-56jc No score
epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7w5p-q45r-56jc- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2393- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2393 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2393- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score
wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Wireshark - DIAMETER Dissector Denial of Service | 2012-05-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2393 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Wireshark, published June 30, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.73%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.6.8-1.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:015
securitytracker.com/id?1027094
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42200
securityfocus.com/bid/53652
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15558
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secunia.com/advisories/49226
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7138
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2393
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7w5p-q45r-56jc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2393
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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