Wireshark · Wireshark · CVE-2012-4049
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Wireshark versions 1.4.x through 1.4.13
Wireshark versions 1.6.x through 1.6.8
Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.0
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in loop and CPU consumption, via a crafted packet. This is related to the NFS dissector in Wireshark.
**Recommendations**
For Wireshark versions 1.4.x through 1.4.13, update to version 1.4.14 or later.
For Wireshark versions 1.6.x through 1.6.8, update to version 1.6.9 or later.
For Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.0, update to version 1.8.1 or later.