# CVE-2012-4048: The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by a usbmon dump.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/49971
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15547
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=680056
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-11.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00000.html

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