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    CVE-2012-4298

    Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file that triggers a buffer overflow.

    Published:Aug 15, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 16, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00919
    CVSS Score:5.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Sun
    Product
    Sunos
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision
    http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html
    https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision
    http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html
    https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777

    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