CVE-2012-4298

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file that triggers a buffer overflow.

Error de signo de entero en la función vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet en wiretap/vwr.c en el analizador de archivos Ixia IxVeriWave en Wireshark v1.8.x antes de v1.8.2 permite a atacantes remotos asistidos por el usuario ejecutar código de su elección a través de un fichero de traza de paquetes modificado a mano que provoca un desbordamiento de búfer.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.4

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

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
2024-03-16 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-189: Numeric Errors

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision	X_refsource_confirm
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://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml	2017-09-19
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html	2017-09-19
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562	2017-09-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
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"				1.8.0 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