# CVE-2012-4294: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the ERF dissector when processing crafted packets with large rate values.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4294, GHSA-24mr-g54h-5fgj

## What is CVE-2012-4294?

CVE-2012-4294 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 16 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed (aka rate) value.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4294?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Sunos, Wireshark Wireshark.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4294?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-4294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos

- [CVE-2010-4435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4435/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4619/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2144/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1369](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1369/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-1583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1583/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4294 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 16 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sun Sunos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4294/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4294

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