CVE-2012-4048 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the PPP dissector of Wireshark versions 1.4.x, 1.6.x, and 1.8.x. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted packet, leading to an invalid pointer dereference and application crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3 (Low), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring adjacent network access, with the primary impact being application availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:* | ||
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:sparc:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:itanium:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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