CVE-2015-6243
published 2015-08-24CVE-2015-6243: The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote…
PriorityP419medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNINAP
EPSS
2.96%
85.6th percentile
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 (bookworm) |
| oracle | linux | — | — |
| 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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GHSA
GHSA-wmr9-678w-f2gh: The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2015-6243 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-wmr9-678w-f2gh: The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
OSV
CVE-2015-6243: The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet
osv·2015-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6243 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-6243: The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
Red Hat
wireshark: Dissector table crash (wnpa-sec-2015-23)
vendor_redhat·2015-08-11·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6243 [MEDIUM] CWE-190 wireshark: Dissector table crash (wnpa-sec-2015-23)
wireshark: Dissector table crash (wnpa-sec-2015-23)
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
Statement: This issue affects the verison of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprsie Linux 5 and 6. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2015-6243: wireshark - The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6243 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-6243: wireshark - The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1...
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
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)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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2015-08-24
Published