CVE-2012-4293
plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c in the EtherCAT Mailbox dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4...
CVE-2012-4293 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Wireshark, published August 16, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-1.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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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CVE-2012-4293- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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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CVE-2012-4293- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4237 No score
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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EUVD-2012-4237- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7555-hv2h-224h No score
plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c in the EtherCAT Mailbox dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4...
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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GHSA-7555-hv2h-224h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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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CVE-2012-4293- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4293 No score
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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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4293- 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.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4293 No score
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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UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4293- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected | |
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/55035
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7562
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43149
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
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15527
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-22.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00033.html
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4293
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7555-hv2h-224h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4293
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4293
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4293
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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