CVE-2012-4296

wireshark: DoS via excessive CPU consumption in RTPS2 dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-18)

Published Aug 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2590-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4240 Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.
History

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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