TI-2012-03677 Aliases CVE-2012-4297 GHSA-8w6r-wf45-f8wh

Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in…

MEDIUM 40CWE-119Published 2012-08-16 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02274 83rd 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:::::::*	1.8.0	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:::::::*	1.8.1	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:::::::*	1.6.0	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:::::::*	1.6.1	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:::::::*	1.6.2	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:::::::*	1.6.3	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:::::::*	1.6.4	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:::::::*	1.6.5	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:::::::*	1.6.6	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:::::::*	1.6.7	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation

Show 3 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:::::::*	1.6.8	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:::::::*	1.6.9	Vulnerable	Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.11:::::::*	5.11	Vulnerable	Sun

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.9 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 2 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4297
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w6r-wf45-f8wh

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

Other 3

Sources

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