UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3548

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3548

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3548.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-3548

Upstream

CVE-2012-3548

Withdrawn

2025-07-18T16:42:46Z

Published

2012-08-30T22:55:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T07:30:57.728406Z

Severity

Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name: wireshark
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@1.10.6-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.10.6-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2-1

1.10.3-1

1.10.5-1ubuntu1

1.10.5-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tshark",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        }
    ]
}