CVE-2012-4297

Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.10 and 1.8.x < 1.8.2 - Buffer Overflow in GSM RLC MAC Dissector

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-19.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15741
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562

Scores

EPSS 0.0850
EPSS Percentile 92.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (13)
sun/sunos 5.11
wireshark/wireshark 1.8.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.8.1
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.1
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.2
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.3
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.4
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.5
wireshark/wireshark 1.6.6
... and 3 more
Published Aug 16, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026