CVE-2012-4049
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CVE-2012-4049
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.
Exploit probability
1.6%
Published
July 24, 2012
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2012-4049
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c?r1=43576&r2=43575&pathrev=43576
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43576
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49971
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-12.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7436
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15707