CVE-2012-5240 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the LDP dissector of Wireshark versions 1.8.x prior to 1.8.3. This flaw, located in the dissect_tlv function, can be triggered by remote attackers sending a specially crafted malformed packet. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity risk, and could lead to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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