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CVE-2012-4290
The CTDB dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before...
Vulnerability Description
The CTDB dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15619
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7573
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-23.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00033.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
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Affected Vendor
wireshark
View all reports →Affected Software
wireshark, opensuse, enterprise linux, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
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, 1.4.11, 1.4.12, 1.4.13, 1.4.14, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.8, 1.6.9, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 11.4, 12.1, 5, 5.11
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 16th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.