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CVE-2012-3518

Published: Aug 26, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
tortor
Mixed
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
toross-projectSecurity Productsaka tor project

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-03.xml
security.gentoo.org
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-announce/2012-August/000086.html
lists.torproject.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/50583
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 26, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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