UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5238

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5238
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5238.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5238
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:47Z
Published
2012-10-04T19:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:17:03.166216Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@1.10.6-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.6-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2-1
1.10.3-1
1.10.5-1ubuntu1
1.10.5-2

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil3",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tshark",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.10.6-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}