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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                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 01:41
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00048.html - | |
| References | () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/6 - | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/50583 - | |
| References | () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml - | |
| References | () https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/55f635745afacefffdaafc72cc176ca7ab817546 - | |
| References | () https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/commit/57e35ad3d91724882c345ac709666a551a977f0f - | |
| References | () https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.html - | |
| References | () https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/6530 - | 
Information
                Published : 2012-08-26 03:17
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2012-3518
Mitre link : CVE-2012-3518
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-3518
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Products Affected
                tor
- tor
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-119
                        
            Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
