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CVE-2012-5238LOWCVSS 3.3

CVE-2012-5238

Published Oct 4, 2012·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD 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 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

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