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CVE-2012-0043

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Published: Apr 11, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.8
Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 6.5 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the reassemble_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of fragmented RLC packets.

Affected (16)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark
Wireshark
1 product
Wireshark
Configuration A
11 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wireshark
Wireshark
Version 1.4.0
Wireshark
Version 1.4.10
Wireshark
Version 1.4.1
Wireshark
Version 1.4.2
Wireshark
Version 1.4.3
Wireshark
Version 1.4.4
Wireshark
Version 1.4.5
Wireshark
Version 1.4.6
Wireshark
Version 1.4.7
Wireshark
Version 1.4.8
Wireshark
Version 1.4.9
Configuration B
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wireshark
Wireshark
Version 1.6.0
Wireshark
Version 1.6.1
Wireshark
Version 1.6.2
Wireshark
Version 1.6.3
Wireshark
Version 1.6.4

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (18)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ExploitPatch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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