CVE-2012-4048 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2012-4048?

CVE-2012-4048 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4048?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4048?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-4048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4048, GHSA-56x6-q6ph-hm88.