{"id":"CVE-2012-5238","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:43:13.882959Z","published":"2012-10-04T19:55:00Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7316"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://osvdb.org/85883"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}