| Name | CVE-2012-4298 |
| Description | Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file that triggers a buffer overflow. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | buster | 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u7 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.0.8-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| wireshark | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 1.8.2-1 | | | |
Notes
[squeeze] - wireshark <not-affected> (Only affects 1.8.x)