CVE-2012-5238

Publication date 4 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wireshark 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
wireshark

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