5.8
CVSSv2

CVE-2012-5240

Published: 04/10/2012 Updated: 19/09/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.8 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 6.5
VMScore: 516
Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c in the LDP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x prior to 1.8.3 allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed packet.

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Debian Bug report logs - #689972 wireshark: CVE-2012-5237 CVE-2012-5238 CVE-2012-5240 Package: wireshark; Maintainer for wireshark is Balint Reczey <rbalint@ubuntucom>; Source for wireshark is src:wireshark (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutilorg> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 15:45:01 UTC Se ...
Debian Bug report logs - #776135 wireshark: Multiple security issues in 1122 and prior versions Package: wireshark; Maintainer for wireshark is Balint Reczey <rbalint@ubuntucom>; Source for wireshark is src:wireshark (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: balint@balintreczeyhu Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:51:01 UTC Severity: ...
Debian Bug report logs - #780372 CVE-2015-2187 CVE-2015-2188 CVE-2015-2189 CVE-2015-2190 CVE-2015-2191 CVE-2015-2192 Package: wireshark; Maintainer for wireshark is Balint Reczey <rbalint@ubuntucom>; Source for wireshark is src:wireshark (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debianorg> Date: Th ...