CVE-2012-4287
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows...
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
- Record
CVE-2012-4287- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
- Record
CVE-2012-4287- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4231 No score
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4231- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wrxh-w5jf-pm6p No score
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows...
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
- Record
GHSA-wrxh-w5jf-pm6p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
- Record
CVE-2012-4287- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4287 No score
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4287- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score
wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4287 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published August 16, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.45%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/55035
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-14.html
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c?r1=44288&r2=44287&pathrev=44288
secunia.com/advisories/54425
blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
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gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7572
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15818
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4287
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrxh-w5jf-pm6p
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4287
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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