CVE-2012-0043

N/A Unknown
Published: April 11, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the reassemble_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of fragmented RLC packets.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40266
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026508
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-03.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15324
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40266
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026508
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-03.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.2%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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