CVE-2012-4298

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file that triggers a buffer overflow.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.4/10AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 16, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-4298: Medium severity, CVSS 5.4 | Vulnix