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ID CVE-2012-5238
Summary 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
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 3.3 (as of 19-09-2017 - 01:35)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
ADJACENT_NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-08-19T04:01:12.694-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
  • name Shane Shaffer
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
comment Wireshark is installed on the system.
oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6589
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.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15593
status accepted
submitted 2012-10-09T15:58:55.334-04:00
title 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
version 7
refmap via4
bid 55754
confirm
osvdb 85883
sectrack 1027604
xf wireshark-ppp-dissector-dos(79010)
Last major update 19-09-2017 - 01:35
Published 04-10-2012 - 19:55
Last modified 19-09-2017 - 01:35
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