PT-2012-5850
CVE-2012-5240
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Published
2012-10-04
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.8
MediumMetricsAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.2
Description
The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the dissect tlv function in the LDP dissector. This can be exploited by remote attackers via a malformed packet, potentially causing a denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
Recommendations
For Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.2, update to version 1.8.3 or later to resolve the issue.
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