VDB
CVE-2012-5238
CVE-2012-5238
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 0.85% · 75.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.85%
75.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 1.10.2-1, 1.10.3-1 |
Timeline
- Oct 4, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5238 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5238 third-party-advisory