CVE-2012-4294

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    CVE-2012-4294

    Published: 16 Aug 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/50276, http://secunia.com/advisories/51363, http://secunia.com/advisories/54425, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-16.html, https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c?r1=44377&r2=44376&pathrev=44377, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c?r1=44377&r2=44376&pathrev=44377, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7563, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44377, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035, https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15673

    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