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CVE-2012-4298
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…
Medium5.4EPSS 6.0%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.4 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.0% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- 55035 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 54425 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201308-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 51363 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15777 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 50276 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1067 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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