Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file that triggers a buffer overflow.
CVE-2012-4298 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from sun, from wireshark organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2012-08-16T10:38:09.140
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 5.4 (MEDIUM)
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
5.5
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | sun | sunos | 5.11 | Yes |
| Application | wireshark | wireshark | 1.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | wireshark | wireshark | 1.8.1 | Yes |
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