Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-4048
CVE-2012-4048
Description
The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by a usbmon dump.
Affected products
73cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 71 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
8- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-11.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00000.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/49971nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/54425nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2590nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xmlnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15547nvd
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