CVE-2012-5238
epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 uses incorrect...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5238- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5161 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5161- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcqv-9hj2-p5fp No score
epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 uses incorrect...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gcqv-9hj2-p5fp- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5238 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5238- 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-2012-5238 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5238- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5238 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Wireshark, published October 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.91%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-2.
References
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668
securityfocus.com/bid/55754
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15593
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html
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securitytracker.com/id?1027604
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79010
osvdb.org/85883
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5238
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gcqv-9hj2-p5fp
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5238
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5238
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5238
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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