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CVE-2012-5238

Published: 4 October 2012

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Not vulnerable
(1.10.2-1)
trusty Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
upstream
Released (1.8.3)
utopic Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
vivid Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
wily Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
Patches:
upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688
upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989
upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688
upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989