CVE-2012-4296: Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15,...

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2012-4296 affects older Wireshark builds. A malformed RTPS2 packet can make vulnerable Wireshark consume CPU and stop being useful. The business impact is mainly analyst workstation or monitoring disruption, not confirmed data theft or system takeover in the provided sources. Exposure is likely limited to systems running vulnerable Wireshark versions that process RTPS2 traffic or packet captures. This most affects security analysts, network engineers, monitoring hosts, and packaged Linux distributions that shipped older Wireshark builds. Treat this as a targeted operational reliability issue. Prioritize patching analyst workstations and monitoring hosts, especially where staff inspect external or customer-supplied captures. It is not supported as an active exploitation emergency by the supplied evidence. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark to 1.4.15, 1.6.10, 1.8.2, or later.; Apply distribution vendor updates for Debian, Gentoo, openSUSE, or other packaged deployments.; Avoid opening untrusted packet captures on vulnerable Wireshark versions..

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Jun 28, 2026, 00:52 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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