CVE-2012-4294
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c...
CVE-2012-4294 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Wireshark, published August 16, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.31%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-1.
- Severity
- 5.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.31%EPSS, 88th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.8.2-1wireshark +3 more
Description
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
- Record
CVE-2012-4294- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
- Record
CVE-2012-4294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4238No score
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
- Record
EUVD-2012-4238- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24mr-g54h-5fgjNo score
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c...
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
- Record
GHSA-24mr-g54h-5fgj- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
- Record
CVE-2012-4294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4294No score
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1No 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-2012-4294No score
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/55035
secunia.com/advisories/54425
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c?r1=44377&r2=44376&pathrev=44377
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15673
blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
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wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-16.html
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7563
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4294
github.com/advisories/GHSA-24mr-g54h-5fgj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4294
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4294
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4294
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
Left out here: 79 references. The JSON record has them.