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CVE-2012-4296
Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 dissector in Wireshark...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 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 (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://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-18.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c?r1=44320&r2=44319&pathrev=44320
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15583
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7568
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00033.html
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44320
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
wireshark, opensuse, sunos
Vulnerable Versions:
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, 1.4.0, 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, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 11.4, 12.1, 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.