CVE-2012-5238
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-10-04 19:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-10-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7743a28e8236b61e76a18525e9936e6059b284f771052e1db68e40b1ed7af8ed
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
- www.securityfocus.com55754http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:15593https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989
- www.securitytracker.com1027604http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwireshark-ppp-dissector-dos(79010)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989
- osvdb.org85883http://osvdb.org/85883
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 1.8.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 1.8.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 1.8.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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