// For flags

CVE-2012-4288

wireshark: DoS via excessive resource consumption in XTP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-15)

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Integer overflow in the dissect_xtp_ecntl function in epan/dissectors/packet-xtp.c in the XTP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop or application crash) via a large value for a span length.

Desbordamiento de entero en la función dissect_xtp_ecntl en epan/dissectors/packet-xtp.c en el (XTP dissector) en Wireshark v1.4.x anterior a v1.4.15, v1.6.x anterior a v1.6.10, y v1.8.x anterior a v1.8.2 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio, bucle y consumo de CPU, a través de un valor grande para un la longitud de un (SPAN).

The DCP ETSI dissector could trigger a zero division. The MongoDB dissector could go into a large loop. The XTP dissector could go into an infinite loop. The AFP dissector could go into a large loop. The RTPS2 dissector could overflow a buffer. The GSM RLC MAC dissector could overflow a buffer. The CIP dissector could exhaust system memory. The STUN dissector could crash. The EtherCAT Mailbox dissector could abort. The CTDB dissector could go into a large loop. This advisory provides the latest version of Wireshark which is not vulnerable to these issues.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-08-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-08-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-189: Numeric Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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11.4
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Opensuse
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Opensuse
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12.1
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Sun
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Sunos
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5.11
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Affected
Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.8.0
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.8.1
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.0
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.1
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.2
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.3
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.4
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.5
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.6
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.7
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.8
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.6.9
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.0
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.1
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.2
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.3
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.4
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.5
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.6
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.7
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.8
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.9
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.10
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.11
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.12
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.13
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Wireshark
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Wireshark
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1.4.14
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