CVE-2012-4290

Description

The CTDB 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 (loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.90% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15619 vdb entry signature
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7573
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363 third party advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-23.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50276 third party advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4290?
CVE-2012-4290 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4290?
To fix CVE-2012-4290, 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-2012-4290 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4290 is being actively exploited. 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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