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CVE-2012-5238
epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989
- http://osvdb.org/85883
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 4th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.