CVE-2012-5238
published 2012-10-04CVE-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…
PriorityP412low3.3CVSS 2.0
AVAACLAuNCNINAP
EPSS
0.91%
56.4th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.8.2-2 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.8.2-2 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.03.3LOWAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv3.3LOW
vendor_debian3.3LOW
vendor_redhat3.3LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-gcqv-9hj2-p5fp: epan/dissectors/packet-ppp
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2012-5238 [LOW] GHSA-gcqv-9hj2-p5fp: epan/dissectors/packet-ppp
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.
OSV
CVE-2012-5238: epan/dissectors/packet-ppp
osv·2012-10-04·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5238 [LOW] CVE-2012-5238: epan/dissectors/packet-ppp
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.
Red Hat
wireshark: Application abort due to wrong variable type in PPP dissector
vendor_redhat·2012-10-02·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5238 [LOW] wireshark: Application abort due to wrong variable type in PPP dissector
wireshark: Application abort due to wrong variable type in PPP dissector
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.
Statement: This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2012-5238: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8....
vendor_debian·2012·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5238 [LOW] CVE-2012-5238: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8....
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5238 wireshark: Application abort due to wrong variable type in PPP dissector
bugzilla·2012-10-03·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5238 [LOW] CVE-2012-5238 wireshark: Application abort due to wrong variable type in PPP dissector
CVE-2012-5238 wireshark: Application abort due to wrong variable type in PPP dissector
Wireshark failed to properly assign data-type for some data field parsed via the PPP dissector. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
References:
Upstream advisory: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html
Bug reports:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
Patch:
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989
Discussion:
Statement:
This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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This issue not affect the version of wires
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5240 CVE-2012-5238 wireshark various flaws [fedora-18]
bugzilla·2012-10-03·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5240 [LOW] CVE-2012-5240 CVE-2012-5238 wireshark various flaws [fedora-18]
CVE-2012-5240 CVE-2012-5238 wireshark various flaws [fedora-18]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
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Bodhi update submission link:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/new/?type_=security&bugs=862510
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688http://osvdb.org/85883http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688http://osvdb.org/85883http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593
2012-10-04
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