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CVE-2012-4290

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2012-08-18 Wireshark -- Multiple vulnerabilities

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2012-4290
Phase Assigned(20120814)

Description

The CTDB dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.

References

Source Reference
CONFIRM http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-23.html
CONFIRM https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7573
CONFIRM https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
GENTOO GLSA-201308-05
REDHAT RHSA-2013:0125
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2012:1067
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2012:1035
BID 55035
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15619
SECUNIA 51363
SECUNIA 50276
SECUNIA 54425