CVE-2012-5238
Publication date 4 October 2012
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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 | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|