Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4293
CVE-2012-4293
Description
plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c in the EtherCAT Mailbox 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 does not properly handle certain integer fields, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application exit) via a malformed packet.
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Affected products
32cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 27 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.4.15, <1.6.10, <1.8.2
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.cnvdPatch
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvdPatch
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-22.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00033.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/50276nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/51363nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/54425nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035nvd
- blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3nvd
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15527nvd
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