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Vulnerability details: VCID-pmfb-wkw3-eqfk
Vulnerability ID VCID-pmfb-wkw3-eqfk
Aliases CVE-2012-3548
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 3.9
Risk 1.9
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
System Score Found at
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
epss 0.00493 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3548
Reference id Reference type URL
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-3548.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-3548
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3548
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15646
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464
686225 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=686225
849926 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-3548 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3548
GLSA-201308-05 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201308-05
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3548
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.65595
EPSS Score 0.00493
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:03:19.381834+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201308-05 38.0.0