CVE-2012-4293

wireshark: premature exit in EtherCAT Mailbox dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-22)

Published Aug 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c in the EtherCAT Mailbox dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly handle certain integer fields, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a malformed packet.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4237 plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c in the EtherCAT Mailbox dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly handle certain integer fields, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a malformed packet.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 16, 2012, 10:38 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 15, 2012, 12:00 AM