CVE-2015-6241 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents7 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkOracle Solaris
Timeline
PublishedAug 24
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark7 versions+6
▶NVDoracle/solaris11.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-92m2-qw95-6frf: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2015-6241: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto↗2015-08-24
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OSV
CVE-2015-6241: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto↗2015-08-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: protocol tree crash (wnpa-sec-2015-21)↗2015-08-11
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Debian
CVE-2015-6241: wireshark - The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree impl...↗2015
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-6241 wireshark: protocol tree crash (wnpa-sec-2015-21)↗2015-08-13
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