RCE in Wireshark

CVE-2012-4049

epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.016 (74.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wireshark — versions 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2
Opensuse — versions 11.4, 12.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)