CVE-2012-5238 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.8.x before 1.8.3, specifically within the PPP dissector's handling of OUI data structures for PPP and LCP data. An attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this by sending a specially crafted packet, leading to an assertion failure and application exit. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a low attack complexity and impact limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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