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CVE-2012-0043

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD

Buffer overflow in the reassemble_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of fragmented RLC packets.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
3.1% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0083)
Published
April 11, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0083 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
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  • wireshark / wireshark
  • wireshark / wireshark
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  • wireshark / wireshark

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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