CVE-2012-4297
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.8.2-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.8.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.8.2-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8.2-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.8.2-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.7 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.8 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.6.9 | |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.h?r1=44307&r2=44306&pathrev=44307
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44307
- 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
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-19.html
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7561
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15741
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4297
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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