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CVE-2012-4048

LOW · CVSS 3.3EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
3.3 (v2.0)
Severity
LOW
CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
EPSS score
1.4% (72th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-3992)
Published
July 24, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3992 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • debian / debian linux
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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