# CVE-2012-4298: Integer overflow in n/a

> A signedness error in Wireshark's Ixia IxVeriWave parser allows remote code execution via a crafted packet-trace file, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4298, GHSA-7qhq-gcwc-xffw

## What is CVE-2012-4298?

CVE-2012-4298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 16 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Integer signedness error in the vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/vwr.c in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file that triggers a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4298?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Sun Sunos, Wireshark Wireshark.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4298?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-4298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4298 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-2012-4298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4298 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 16 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4298 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-2012-4298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4298/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4298

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