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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-6052

CVE-2012-6052

Description

Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive hostname information by reading pcap-ng files.

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Affected products

5

Wireshark/Wireshark5 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.8.4

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