CVE-2012-4048 — Code Injection in Wireshark

CWE-94 — Code InjectionCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer7 documents6 sources
Severity
3.3LOWNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 56.63%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkDebian WiresharkDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 24
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by a usbmon dump.

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 6.5 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.8.2-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.8.2-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark24 versions+23

Also affects: Debian Linux 6.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-56x6-q6ph-hm88: The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2012-4048: The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1↗2012-07-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Out-of-bounds memory write in PPP dissector↗2012-07-22
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Debian
CVE-2012-4048: wireshark - The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8....↗2012
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-4048 CVE-2012-4049 wireshark: Out-of-bounds memory write in PPP dissector [fedora-all]↗2012-07-24
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Bugzilla
CVE-2012-4048 wireshark: Out-of-bounds memory write in PPP dissector↗2012-07-24
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