CVE-2015-6244 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-130 — Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency7 documents7 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkOracle LinuxOracle Solaris
Timeline
PublishedAug 24
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The dissect_zbee_secure function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security.c in the ZigBee dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 improperly relies on length fields contained in packet data, 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 Packages4 packages

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-f943-fr9x-gj9q: The dissect_zbee_secure function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2015-6244: The dissect_zbee_secure function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security↗2015-08-24
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OSV
CVE-2015-6244: The dissect_zbee_secure function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security↗2015-08-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: ZigBee dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-24)↗2015-08-11
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Debian
CVE-2015-6244: wireshark - The dissect_zbee_secure function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security.c in th...↗2015
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-6244 wireshark: ZigBee dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-24)↗2015-08-13
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