CVE-2012-4297 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GSM RLC MAC dissector within Wireshark versions 1.6.x prior to 1.6.10 and 1.8.x prior to 1.8.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted packet to a system running the affected Wireshark versions. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.3, indicating a critical severity. It can be exploited with low attack complexity over an adjacent network (AV:A/AC:L), leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C/I:C/A:C). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or interest.
| 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:C/I:C/A:C
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