CVE-2012-4298

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777

https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533

https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

http://secunia.com/advisories/51363

http://secunia.com/advisories/50276

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=44075&view=revision

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3