Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-4287
epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4287
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.13%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 83 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4287
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-4287
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-4287
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55035
Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.8.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201308-05) — Gentoo security
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7572
7572 – DoS via infinite loop in Mongo dissectorExploit
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https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark | Oracle Third Party Vulnerability Resolution Blog
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http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44288
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/tree
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http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-14.html
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2012-14 · Wireshark MongoDB large loopVendor Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15818
Repository / Oval Repository
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http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c?r1=44288&r2=44287&pathrev=44288
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/treeExploit;Patch
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https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15514562
openSUSE.org - 503
Products affected by CVE-2012-4287
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*