CVE-2012-3518 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Tor versions prior to 0.2.2.38, specifically within the networkstatus_parse_vote_from_string function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (daemon crash) by providing a malformed flavor name in a crafted vote or consensus document. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, but only impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.2.2.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tor:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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