CVE-2012-4048

The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1...

3.3 LowFix available

CVE-2012-4048 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Wireshark, published July 24, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-1.

The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by a usbmon dump.

Exploit likelihood

1.39%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Record: CVE-2012-4048
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-4048
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-3992 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-3992
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56x6-q6ph-hm88 No score

The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1...

Record: GHSA-56x6-q6ph-hm88
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-4048
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4048 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4048
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score

wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4048 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4048
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 1.8.2-1	1.8.2-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 1.8.2-1	1.8.2-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 1.8.2-1	1.8.2-1
`wireshark` Debian:6.0	before 1.2.11-6+squeeze8, plus listed versions 1.2.11-61.2.11-6+squeeze11.2.11-6+squeeze21.2.11-6+squeeze41.2.11-6+squeeze51.2.11-6+squeeze61.2.11-6+squeeze7	1.2.11-6+squeeze8
`wireshark` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 2.2.2-1.1	2.2.2-1.1