Read the docs
TI-2012-03309 Aliases CVE-2012-3826GHSA-7cq7-rr3p-m677

Multiple integer underflows in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allow…

Priority LOW 22CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple integer underflows in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via vectors related to the R3 dissector, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2392.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03401 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.11VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.12VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.13VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3826
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cq7-rr3p-m677

References

  • TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
See all 794 →

Sources