CVE-2012-5238 in Wireshark
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.
Reservation
10/02/2012
Disclosure
10/04/2012
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6581 | Wireshark PPP Dissector denial of service | 404 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2012-5238 |