CVE-2012-4297

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    CVE-2012-4297

    Published: 16 Aug 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/50276, http://secunia.com/advisories/51363, http://secunia.com/advisories/54425, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-19.html, https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.h?r1=44307&r2=44306&pathrev=44307, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44307, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7561, 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%3A15741

    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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