CVE-2012-4298

wireshark: buffer overflow in Ixia IxVeriWave file parser (wnpa-sec-2012-25)

Published Aug 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 6.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4242 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.
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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
Moderate
Public date
Aug 15, 2012, 12:00 AM