CVE-2012-4294: Sun Sunos

Medium severity, CVSS 5.8. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Sun Sunos: version 5.11 only
• Wireshark Wireshark: version 1.8.0 only; version 1.8.1 only

Published 2012-08-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.