CVE-2012-3518 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01461.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
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Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tor:tor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3473	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00048.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/6
http://secunia.com/advisories/50583
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/55f635745afacefffdaafc72cc176ca7ab817546
https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/57e35ad3d91724882c345ac709666a551a977f0f
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.html
https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6530

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-08-26T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.799Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3518

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-08-26T03:17:44.090

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3518

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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