CVE-2012-4287

no score yetEPSS 2.5%

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.

EPSS: 2.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 84% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-399
Published: 2012-08-16
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

sun:sunos
wireshark:wireshark

References

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c?r1=44288&r2=44287&pathrev=44288
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44288
http://secunia.com/advisories/50276
http://secunia.com/advisories/51363
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

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