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CVE-2015-6241
published 2015-08-24

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…

PriorityP419medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNINAP
EPSS
2.81%
84.9th percentile
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.

Affected

13 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianwireshark< wireshark 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 (bookworm)wireshark 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 (bookworm)
oraclesolaris
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.7+g7fc8978-1
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.7+g7fc8978-1
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.7+g7fc8978-1
wiresharkwireshark>= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.7+g7fc8978-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv4.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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