CVE-2012-4294

N/A Unknown

Published: August 16, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c?r1=44377&r2=44376&pathrev=44377

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44377

Source: cve@mitre.org

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-2012-16.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=7563

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15673

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c?r1=44377&r2=44376&pathrev=44377