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wireshark — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286

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

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Aug 2012, 10:38 UTC

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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  "id": "8ce13f80e3ca43636e0c61184cb52a4ee68c5f9b9a3ee8627bddbf1d309c567b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wireshark",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.8.2-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wireshark",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.8.2-1",
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          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wireshark",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          }
        ],
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286",
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              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wireshark",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wireshark",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source&distro=trixie",
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          },
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
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          }
        },
        {
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wireshark",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source&distro=forky",
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          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4286.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:23.185805136Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2012-4286"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4286"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2012-4286",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 416645,
  "published_at": "2012-08-16T10:38:08.377+00:00"
}