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FKIE_CVE-2012-3548

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-30 22:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:43

Severity

Summary

The dissect_drda function in epan/dissectors/packet-drda.c in Wireshark 1.6.x through 1.6.10 and 1.8.x through 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a certain length field in a capture file.

References

URL	Tags
secalert@redhat.com	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4
secalert@redhat.com	http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
secalert@redhat.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464
secalert@redhat.com	https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666	Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.com	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926
secalert@redhat.com	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15646
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666	Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15646

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
wireshark	wireshark	1.8.0
wireshark	wireshark	1.8.1
wireshark	wireshark	1.8.2
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
wireshark	wireshark	1.6.10

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CVE-2012-3548 (GCVE-0-2012-3548)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-30 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:13

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def…	vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-20130…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Date Public

2012-08-29 00:00

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