CVE-2012-4049 in Wireshark

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.

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• Reservation: 07/24/2012
• Disclosure: 07/24/2012
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-61401 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-94 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.3
• EPSS: 0.00575
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4049
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4049
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2012-4049/