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CVE-2012-5238

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Published: Oct 4, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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3.3
Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 6.5 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark
Wireshark
1 product
Wireshark
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wireshark
Wireshark
Version 1.8.0
Wireshark
Version 1.8.1
Wireshark
Version 1.8.2

References (24)

Source: cve@mitre.org
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Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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