wireshark: buffer overflow in ERF dissector (wnpa-sec-2012-16)
Published Aug 16, 2012
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.31%
Description
Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.31% (0.03306) | 88.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.31% (0.03306) | 86.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.42% (0.03416) | 86.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.14% (0.05138) | 82.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02544) | 84.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 14, 2025 | 11.44% (0.11442) | 95.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 8.00% (0.08004) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2024 | 6.96% (0.06958) | 93.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.57% (0.06574) | 92.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c?r1=44377&r2=44376&pathrev=44377 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44377 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 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-2012-16.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4294 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7563 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848554 Issue Tracking
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4294
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15673 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4294
Change history (0)
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