Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3518
CVE-2012-3518
Description
The networkstatus_parse_vote_from_string function in routerparse.c in Tor before 0.2.2.38 does not properly handle an invalid flavor name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and daemon crash) via a crafted (1) vote document or (2) consensus document.
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References
8- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00048.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/6nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/50583nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xmlnvd
- gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/55f635745afacefffdaafc72cc176ca7ab817546nvd
- gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/57e35ad3d91724882c345ac709666a551a977f0fnvd
- lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.htmlnvd
- trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6530nvd
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