Numeric Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions <1.8.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-WIRESHARK-377921
  • published16 Aug 2012
  • disclosed16 Aug 2012

Introduced: 16 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-4288  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 wireshark to version 1.8.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the dissect_xtp_ecntl function in epan/dissectors/packet-xtp.c in the XTP 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 or application crash) via a large value for a span length.

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