CVE-2012-5238
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5238
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-5238.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-5238
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:11:23.848394Z
- Published
- 2012-10-04T19:55:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:11:23.848394Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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
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- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
- 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://osvdb.org/85883
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593