Description
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.
Published: 2012-08-16
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4242 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:08.689Z

Reserved: 2012-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4298

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-16T10:38:09.140

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4298

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4298 - Bugzilla

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