CVE-2015-6241
published 2015-08-24CVE-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
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 (bookworm) |
| oracle | solaris | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 | 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 | 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 | 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 | 1.12.7+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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Red Hat
wireshark: protocol tree crash (wnpa-sec-2015-21)
vendor_redhat·2015-08-11·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6241 [MEDIUM] wireshark: protocol tree crash (wnpa-sec-2015-21)
wireshark: protocol tree crash (wnpa-sec-2015-21)
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.
Statement: This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2015-6241: wireshark - The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree impl...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6241 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-6241: wireshark - The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree impl...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1)
GHSA
GHSA-92m2-qw95-6frf: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-6241 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-92m2-qw95-6frf: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto
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.
OSV
CVE-2015-6241: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto
osv·2015-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6241 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-6241: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38
2015-08-24
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