CVE-2012-4293 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.4.x, 1.6.x, and 1.8.x, specifically within the EtherCAT Mailbox dissector. Malformed packets can cause the application to exit due to improper handling of integer fields. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low severity, with an adjacent network attack vector and partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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