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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-10-04T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:58:03.353Z

Reserved: 2012-10-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-5238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-04T19:55:00.917

Modified: 2017-09-19T01:35:29.887

Link: CVE-2012-5238

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-5238 - Bugzilla