CVE-2012-0043

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the reassemble_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of fragmented RLC packets.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.68% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-03.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third party advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40266 patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15324 signature vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/47494 third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391 patch exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026508 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0043?
CVE-2012-0043 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0043?
To fix CVE-2012-0043, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0043 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0043 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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