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Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the RTPS2 dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade tsharkUpgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade tshark-liteUpgrade wireshark | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 18, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.4.15-0.175.0.13.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.0Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.4.15-0.175.0.13.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.0Upgrade entire/ to version 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.4.15-0.175.0.13.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.0 | May 29, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil17Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwiretap16Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwireshark19Upgrade libwsutil16Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwireshark18Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwiretap15Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark9 | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.6.10Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.15Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.8.2 | Oct 4, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
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