CVE-2012-5240 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via malformed LDP packets in Wireshark.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5240?
CVE-2012-5240 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 4 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5240?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-5240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5240, GHSA-2m57-99r8-vg66.