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CVE-2012-4048

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 1.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-07-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-4048
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.3
EPSS
1.39%

Original NVD 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.