CVE-2012-5238
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
3.3 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.0%
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 configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark:wireshark | wireshark | eq | 1.8.0 |
| wireshark:wireshark | wireshark | eq | 1.8.1 |
| wireshark:wireshark | wireshark | eq | 1.8.2 |
References
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688
osvdb.org/85883
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593
Related
6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
3.3 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
56.0%