CVE-2015-4652 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 32.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkDebian WiresharkDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 17

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c in the GSM DTAP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.6 does not properly validate digit characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the de_emerg_num_list and de_bcd_num functions.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.12.6+gee1fce6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.12.6+gee1fce6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark6 versions+5

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-78x8-q82w-7fc8: epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2015-4652: epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap↗2015-07-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: GSM DTAP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-20)↗2015-06-17
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Debian
CVE-2015-4652: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c in the GSM DTAP dissector in Wireshark 1.12....↗2015
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-4652 wireshark: GSM DTAP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-20)↗2015-06-22
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