CVE-2012-4298 describes an integer signedness error in Wireshark's Ixia IxVeriWave file parser (vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function) affecting versions 1.8.x before 1.8.2. This vulnerability allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted packet-trace file, leading to a buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 5.4, it is a medium-severity vulnerability requiring network access and medium attack complexity, potentially resulting in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.