CVE-2012-4286

N/A Unknown
Published: August 16, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/pcapng.c?r1=44074&r2=44073&pathrev=44074
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44074&view=revision
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-24.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15693
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/pcapng.c?r1=44074&r2=44073&pathrev=44074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44074&view=revision
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
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.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-24.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15693
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

wireshark sun

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