CVE-2012-4298 json
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…
published 2012-08-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4242
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.0%
- EPSS 6.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4298
- wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.2-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2012-4298 updated cvss 4.4
wireshark: buffer overflow in Ixia IxVeriWave file parser (wnpa-sec-2012-25)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark, wireshark-gnomenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
6.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- anonsvn.wireshark.org http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.4 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
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anonsvn.wireshark.org
/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075
exploit, patch
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
vendor-advisory
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hermes.opensuse.org
/messages/15514562
vendor-advisory
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wireshark.org
/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/55035
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/54425
third-party-advisory
- blogs.oracle.com /sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
- bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
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secunia.com
/advisories/51363
third-party-advisory
- anonsvn.wireshark.org /viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777
vdb-entry, signature
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secunia.com
/advisories/50276
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-4298
- NVD CVE-2012-4298
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