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CVE-2012-4297
Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7561
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44307
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-19.html
- 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-gsm_rlcmac.h?r1=44307&r2=44306&pathrev=44307
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15741
- 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
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.0, 1.8.1, 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, 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.