CVE-2012-5240
Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c in the LDP dissector...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5240- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5163 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5163- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2m57-99r8-vg66 No score
Buffer overflow in the dissect_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-ldp.c in the LDP dissector...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2m57-99r8-vg66- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5240 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score
wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-5240 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5240- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5240 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Wireshark, published October 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.8.2-2.
References
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7567
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.html
securityfocus.com/bid/55754
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15691
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44801
securitytracker.com/id?1027604
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5240
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m57-99r8-vg66
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5240
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5240
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5240
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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