4.3

CVE-2012-3548: wireshark Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-3548DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3548
Published 30-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3548 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Duplicates 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1CVE-2012-5239

Timeline

  1. 30-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.55% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.8.2-2
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 1.10.6-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.8.0 | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.6.5 | 1.6.6 | 1.6.7 | 1.6.8 | 1.6.9 | 1.6.10

3 vendors · 3 products

References

10 links