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CVE-2012-5238

Published: Oct 04, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5238
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 uses incorrect OUI data structures during the decoding of (1) PPP and (2) LCP data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a malformed packet.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WiresharkWireshark1.8.0 (including)1.8.0 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.8.1 (including)1.8.1 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.8.2 (including)1.8.2 (including)
WiresharkUbuntuhardy*
WiresharkUbuntulucid*
WiresharkUbuntunatty*
WiresharkUbuntuoneiric*
WiresharkUbuntuprecise*
WiresharkUbuntuquantal*
WiresharkUbunturaring*
WiresharkUbuntuupstream*

References

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