CVE-2015-2188
published 2015-03-08CVE-2015-2188: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure…
PriorityP426medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
EPSS
4.42%
90.3th percentile
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
Affected
36 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 (bookworm) |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4 (bookworm) |
| mageia | mageia | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| oracle | linux | — | — |
| oracle | solaris | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-m5wv-rfcq-fg25: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2015-2188 [MEDIUM] GHSA-m5wv-rfcq-fg25: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
GHSA
GHSA-4669-mhpf-8vf3: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-3811 [MEDIUM] GHSA-4669-mhpf-8vf3: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.
OSV
CVE-2015-3811: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
osv·2015-05-26·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-3811 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-3811: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.
OSV
CVE-2015-2188: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
osv·2015-03-08·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-2188 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-2188: epan/dissectors/packet-wcp
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
Red Hat
wireshark: WCP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-14)
vendor_redhat·2015-05-12·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-3811 [MEDIUM] CWE-665 wireshark: WCP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-14)
wireshark: WCP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-14)
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.
A flaw was found in WCP dissector of wireshark of which an attacker could crash wireshark by injecting a specially crafted packet onto the wire or by convincing wireshark user to read malformed packet trace file.
Mitigation: This flaw can be mitigated in wireshark by disabling the WCP protocol dissector. In wireshark GUI application click on Analyze->Enabled Protocols and search for "WCP" and disable in. When using "tshark", the text int
Red Hat
wireshark: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data (wnpa-sec-2015-07)
vendor_redhat·2015-03-04·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-2188 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 wireshark: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data (wnpa-sec-2015-07)
wireshark: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data (wnpa-sec-2015-07)
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
Statement: Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and 6.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2015-3811: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.1...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-3811 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-3811: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.1...
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1)
Debian
CVE-2015-2188: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.1...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-2188 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-2188: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.1...
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-2188 wireshark: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data (wnpa-sec-2015-07)
bugzilla·2015-03-05·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-2188 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-2188 wireshark: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data (wnpa-sec-2015-07)
CVE-2015-2188 wireshark: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data (wnpa-sec-2015-07)
From https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.html
Name: WCP dissector crash
Docid: wnpa-sec-2015-07
Date: March 4, 2015
Affected versions: 1.12.0 to 1.12.3, 1.10.0 to 1.10.12
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10844
Upstream 1.10.x patch: https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/6516/
Description: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data.
Impact: It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1199173]
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Statement:
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affe
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-2192 CVE-2015-2191 CVE-2015-2190 CVE-2015-2188 CVE-2015-2189 CVE-2015-2187 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-03-05·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-2192 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-2192 CVE-2015-2191 CVE-2015-2190 CVE-2015-2188 CVE-2015-2189 CVE-2015-2187 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-2192 CVE-2015-2191 CVE-2015-2190 CVE-2015-2188 CVE-2015-2189 CVE-2015-2187 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
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NOTE: this i
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2015-03-08
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