wireshark: DoS via excessive CPU consumption in AFP dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-17)
Published Aug 16, 2012
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.29%
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-afp.c in the AFP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a large number of ACL entries.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
- 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
- 1.4.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0125
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1569
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0125 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.8.10-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1569 |
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 69.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01303) | 66.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 64.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 52.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 50.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 51.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-afp.c?r1=44317&r2=44316&pathrev=44317 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44317 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50276 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51363 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.securityfocus.com/bid/55035 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-17.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4289 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7603 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848561 Issue Tracking
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4289
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14963 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4289
Change history (0)
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