Buffer overflow in Tor

CVE-2012-3518

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.028 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.