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.

Risk Information

Base Score
9.8
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.976

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2012-5240,CVE-2012-5239,CVE-2012-5238,CVE-2012-5237 are fixed in Wireshark x64 1.8.3Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2012-5240,CVE-2012-5239,CVE-2012-5238,CVE-2012-5237 are fixed in Wireshark for Mac 1.8.3Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-338541Wireshark (3.6.24)
PATCH-612949WireShark for Mac (4.6.2)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234