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wireshark — security advisory
The pcapng_read_packet_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcap-ng file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted pcap-ng file.
- Products
- wireshark
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.8.2-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-4286
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The pcapng_read_packet_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcap-ng file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted pcap-ng file.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286
wireshark
Fixed versions: 1.8.2-1
wireshark
Fixed versions: 1.8.2-1
wireshark
Fixed versions: 1.8.2-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:23.185805136Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2012-08-16T10:38:08.377+00:00"
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