CVE-2012-4296

Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x...

3.3 LowFix available

Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.

Exploit likelihood

2.13%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Record: CVE-2012-4296
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-4296
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4240 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-4240
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c734-m6c8-xp2x No score

Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x...

Record: GHSA-c734-m6c8-xp2x
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-4296
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4296 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4296
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

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4296 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4296
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 1.8.2-1	1.8.2-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 1.8.2-1	1.8.2-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 1.8.2-1	1.8.2-1
`wireshark` Debian:6.0	before 1.2.11-6+squeeze8, plus listed versions 1.2.11-61.2.11-6+squeeze11.2.11-6+squeeze21.2.11-6+squeeze41.2.11-6+squeeze51.2.11-6+squeeze61.2.11-6+squeeze7	1.2.11-6+squeeze8
`wireshark` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 2.2.2-1.1	2.2.2-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-4296 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 2.13%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-1.

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