wireshark: Integer overflows in BACapp and Bluetooth HCI dissectors, leading to DoS (wnpa-sec-2012-08)
Published Jun 30, 2012
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.35%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) BACapp and (2) Bluetooth HCI dissectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2392.
Affected products
No data.
- 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
- 1.4.11
- 1.4.12
- 1.4.13
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/I:N/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 | 3.35% (0.03350) | 88.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03378) | 87.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 22, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01532) | 81.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02560) | 84.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 54.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 53.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 51.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3825 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7121 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7122 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=836960 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3825
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15478 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3825
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/49226 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027094 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3825 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7121 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7122 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=836960 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3825 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15478 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3825 |
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