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title: "CVE-2012-5238\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-5238

Publication date 4 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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

Show unmaintained releases

| 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 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5238?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| wireshark | * Upstream:   <http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44688> * Upstream:   <http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=42989> * Upstream:   <http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=44688&r2=44687&pathrev=44688> * Upstream:   <http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c?r1=42989&r2=42988&pathrev=42989> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5238)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5238)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-5238)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5238)

### Other references

* <http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5238>