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.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075
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-2012-25.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777
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
0.0092
EPSS Percentile
76.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (3)
sun/sunos
5.11
wireshark/wireshark
1.8.0
wireshark/wireshark
1.8.1
Published
Aug 16, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026