CVE-2012-4289 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the AFP dissector of Wireshark versions 1.4.x, 1.6.x, and 1.8.x, also impacting distributions like openSUSE and Red Hat. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a large number of Access Control List (ACL) entries, causing Wireshark to enter an infinite loop and consume excessive CPU resources. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low severity, as it requires network access and results in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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