CVE-2012-4288

low
Published 2012-08-16 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

Description

Integer overflow in the dissect_xtp_ecntl function in epan/dissectors/packet-xtp.c in the XTP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop or application crash) via a large value for a span length.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4288

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-15.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44289

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-xtp.c?r1=44289&r2=44288&pathrev=44289

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse suse11.4affected
suse suse12.1affected
debian debianbookwormfixed1.8.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.8.2-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.8.2-1
debian debiansidfixed1.8.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.8.2-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
wiresharkwireshark1.8.0
wiresharkwireshark1.8.1
wiresharkwireshark1.6.0
wiresharkwireshark1.6.1
wiresharkwireshark1.6.2
wiresharkwireshark1.6.3
wiresharkwireshark1.6.4
wiresharkwireshark1.6.5
wiresharkwireshark1.6.6
wiresharkwireshark1.6.7
wiresharkwireshark1.6.8
wiresharkwireshark1.6.9
wiresharkwireshark1.4.0
wiresharkwireshark1.4.1
wiresharkwireshark1.4.2
wiresharkwireshark1.4.3
wiresharkwireshark1.4.4
wiresharkwireshark1.4.5
wiresharkwireshark1.4.6
wiresharkwireshark1.4.7
wiresharkwireshark1.4.8
wiresharkwireshark1.4.9
wiresharkwireshark1.4.10
wiresharkwireshark1.4.11
wiresharkwireshark1.4.12
wiresharkwireshark1.4.13
wiresharkwireshark1.4.14

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.