CVE-2012-5240

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15691

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7567

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7046

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44801

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c?r1=44801&r2=44800&pathrev=44801

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3