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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 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.

Published

2012-10-04T19:55:00.917

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application wireshark wireshark 1.8.0 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.8.1 Yes
Application wireshark wireshark 1.8.2 Yes
References