CVE-2012-5238

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.
References
Link Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989
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 Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688 Patch
http://osvdb.org/85883
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989
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 Patch
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688 Patch
http://osvdb.org/85883
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-10-04 19:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2012-5238

Mitre link : CVE-2012-5238

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-5238


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Products Affected

wireshark

  • wireshark