Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5238
CVE-2012-5238
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.
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References
12- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvdPatch
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvdPatch
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.cnvd
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.cnvd
- osvdb.org/85883nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593nvd
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