CVE-2012-4049

Public Exploit

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.

Category

2.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43576
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15707 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/49971 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third party advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-12.html vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7436
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c?r1=43576&r2=43575&pathrev=43576 patch exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00000.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4049?
CVE-2012-4049 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4049?
To fix CVE-2012-4049, 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-2012-4049 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4049 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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