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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-4297

Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed…

HIGH 8.3EPSS 2.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.

CVSS 2.0
8.3 HIGHAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
2.27% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
wireshark/wireshark · sun/sunos
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.