CVE-2012-3548

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    CVE-2012-3548

    Published: 30 Aug 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The dissect_drda function in epan/dissectors/packet-drda.c in Wireshark 1.6.x through 1.6.10 and 1.8.x through 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a certain length field in a capture file.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/54425, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15646

    Affected packages

    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
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