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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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 cause a denial of service (assertion failure and…

LOW 3.3EPSS 0.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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 cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a malformed packet.

CVSS 2.0
3.3 LOWAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
0.91% probability · 58th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
wireshark/wireshark
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.