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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.

Related bugs and status

CVE-2012-4287 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:

Bug #1037434: <wireshark-{1.6.10,1.8.2} - multiple vulnerabilities

		In	Importance	Status
1037434	<wireshark-{1.6.10,1.8.2} - multiple vulnerabilities	wireshark (Ubuntu)	Undecided	Fix Released
1037434	<wireshark-{1.6.10,1.8.2} - multiple vulnerabilities	Gentoo Linux	Medium	Fix Released
1037434	<wireshark-{1.6.10,1.8.2} - multiple vulnerabilities	wireshark (Ubuntu Precise)	Undecided	Won't Fix

See the

CVE page on Mitre.org for more details.

References

CONFIRM: http://www.wireshark.o...
CONFIRM: https://bugs.wireshark...
SUSE: openSUSE-SU-2012:1067
BID: 55035
CONFIRM: https://blogs.oracle.c...
SECUNIA: 51363
GENTOO: GLSA-201308-05
SECUNIA: 50276
SECUNIA: 54425
CONFIRM: http://anonsvn.wiresha...
CONFIRM: http://anonsvn.wiresha...
OVAL: oval:org.mitre.oval:de...