CVE-2012-4294: sun sunos

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4294 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) vulnerability in sun sunos. EPSS estimates a 3.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 16-08-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.