CVE-2012-4296

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 1.4.x through 1.4.14 Wireshark versions 1.6.x through 1.6.9 Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.1

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the RTPS2 dissector. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically CPU consumption, via a malformed packet.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 1.4.x through 1.4.14, update to version 1.4.15 or later. For Wireshark versions 1.6.x through 1.6.9, update to version 1.6.10 or later. For Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.1, update to version 1.8.2 or later.