CVE-2012-5240
published 2012-10-04CVE-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…
PriorityP422medium5.8CVSS 2.0
AVAACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
1.39%
69.5th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.8.2-2 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.8.2-2 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.8.2-2 | 1.8.2-2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv5.8MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.8MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.8MEDIUM
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Red Hat
wireshark: Stack-based buffer overflow in the LDP dissector
vendor_redhat·2012-10-02·CVSS 5.8
CVE-2012-5240 [MEDIUM] CWE-121 wireshark: Stack-based buffer overflow in the LDP dissector
wireshark: Stack-based buffer overflow in the LDP dissector
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.
Statement: Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2012-5240: wireshark - Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c in t...
vendor_debian·2012·CVSS 5.8
CVE-2012-5240 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-5240: wireshark - Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c in t...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-2)
GHSA
GHSA-2m57-99r8-vg66: Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2012-5240 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-2m57-99r8-vg66: Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp
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.
OSV
CVE-2012-5240: Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp
osv·2012-10-04·CVSS 5.8
CVE-2012-5240 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-5240: Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5240 wireshark: Stack-based buffer overflow in the LDP dissector
bugzilla·2012-10-03·CVSS 5.8
CVE-2012-5240 [MEDIUM] CVE-2012-5240 wireshark: Stack-based buffer overflow in the LDP dissector
CVE-2012-5240 wireshark: Stack-based buffer overflow in the LDP dissector
A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the wireshark processed certain Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) (RFC 3036) packets. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
References:
Upstream advisory: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.html
Bug report: https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7567
Patch: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44801
Discussion:
Statement:
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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This issue not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with F
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5240 CVE-2012-5238 wireshark various flaws [fedora-18]
bugzilla·2012-10-03·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-5240 [LOW] CVE-2012-5240 CVE-2012-5238 wireshark various flaws [fedora-18]
CVE-2012-5240 CVE-2012-5238 wireshark various flaws [fedora-18]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
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against "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
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http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c?r1=44801&r2=44800&pathrev=44801http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44801http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7046https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7567https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15691http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c?r1=44801&r2=44800&pathrev=44801http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44801http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027604http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7046https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7567https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15691
2012-10-04
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