Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4297
CVE-2012-4297
Description
Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- 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: >=1.6.0, <1.6.10; >=1.8.0, <1.8.2
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
12- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.hnvdPatch
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvdPatch
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-19.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- 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
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15741nvd
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