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CVE-2015-6241

The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a number within a string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Published

2015-08-24T23:59:00.130

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.12.0	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.12.1	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.12.2	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.12.3	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.12.4	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.12.5	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.12.6	Yes
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.3	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367 ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272 ([email protected])
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38 ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)