Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2012-3548

The dissect_drda function in epan/dissectors/packet-drda.c in Wireshark 1.6.x through 1.6.10 and 1.8.x through 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a certain length field in a capture file.

EPSS: 0.016 (72.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References