VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5240
Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c in the LDP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a…
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 1.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c in the LDP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c?r1=44801&r2=44800&pathrev=44801
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7046
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7567
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15691
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c?r1=44801&r2=44800&pathrev=44801
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7046
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7567
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15691
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.