CVE-2012-4293

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201308-05

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c in the EtherCAT Mailbox 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 does not properly handle certain integer fields, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a malformed packet.

plugins/EtherCAT/packet-ecatmb.c en el disector de buzón de correo EtherCAT en Wireshark v1.4.x antes de v1.4.15, v1.6.x antes de v1.6.10 y v1.8.x antes de v1.8.2 no maneja adecuadamente ciertos campos enteros, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (salida de la aplicación) a través de un paquete con formato erróneo.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. Versions less than 1.10.1 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

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

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-08-14 CVE Reserved
2012-08-16 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-189: Numeric Errors

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/50276	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035	Vdb Entry
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15527	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c?r1=43149&r2=43148&pathrev=43149	2018-10-30
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43149	2018-10-30
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7562	2018-10-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00033.html	2018-10-30
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml	2018-10-30
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-22.html	2018-10-30
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562	2018-10-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.4 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.4"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				12.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "12.1"		-		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Sunos Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sunos"				5.11 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Sunos" and version "5.11"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.8.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.8.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.8.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.8.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.10 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.10"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.11 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.11"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.12 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.12"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.13 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.13"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.14 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.14"		-		Affected