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    CVE-2012-0043

    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.

    Published:Jan 10, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 11, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.01681
    CVSS Score:5.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391

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    References

    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40266
    http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026508
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-03.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15324
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40266
    http://secunia.com/advisories/47494
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026508
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-03.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15324

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High