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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-4298
Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file that triggers a buffer overflow.
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://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html
- 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=7533
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
sunos, wireshark
Vulnerable Versions:
5.11, 1.8.0, 1.8.1
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.