wireshark: RLC dissector buffer overflow (wnpa-sec-2012-03)
Published Apr 11, 2012
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.12%
Description
Buffer overflow in the reassemble_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of fragmented RLC packets.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
- 1.4.9
- 1.4.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03120) | 87.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.16% (0.03155) | 86.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.68% (0.01681) | 80.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.10% (0.04100) | 92.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.50% (0.07503) | 94.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 6.29% (0.06293) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 5.45% (0.05454) | 92.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.15% (0.05148) | 91.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40266 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47494 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/11/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026508 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0043 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6391 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773729 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0043
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15324 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0043
Change history (0)
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