Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5240
CVE-2012-5240
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.
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References
8- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.cnvd
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15691nvd
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