Numeric Errors The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package wireshark  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-WIRESHARK-643164
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed16 Aug 2012

Introduced: 16 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-4286  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:12.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Ubuntu.

The pcapng_read_packet_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcap-ng file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted pcap-ng file.