CVE-2012-4298
Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4298- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 Medium
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4242 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4242- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qhq-gcwc-xffw No score
Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7qhq-gcwc-xffw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-4298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4298 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4298- 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-2012-4298 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Wireshark, published August 16, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.02%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/55035
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/vwr.c?r1=44075&r2=44074&pathrev=44075
secunia.com/advisories/54425
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-25.html
blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
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bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7533
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15777
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4298
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qhq-gcwc-xffw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4298
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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