CVE-2012-4286
N/A
Published: August 16, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsWiresharkSunos
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The pcapng_read_packet_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcap-ng file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted pcap-ng file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/pcapng.c?r1=44074&r2=44073&pathrev=44074
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44074&view=revision
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-24.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/pcapng.c?r1=44074&r2=44073&pathrev=44074x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44074&view=revisionVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-24.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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