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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.00919
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Affected Products & Versions

2
sun sunosall versions
wiresharkall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocanonsvn.wireshark.org · vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075anonsvn.wireshark.org
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Scoring & Timeline

5.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Aug 2012 · 10:38 AM
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision
http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
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