CVE-2012-4048
wireshark - several
EPSS 0.21%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-4048
To remediate CVE-2012-4048, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.8.2-1 or later
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.2.11-6+squeeze8 or later
Is CVE-2012-4048 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.8.2-1
- from 0, < 1.2.11-6+squeeze8