CVE-2015-6246
published 2015-08-24CVE-2015-6246: The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values…
PriorityP418medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNINAP
EPSS
2.96%
85.6th percentile
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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-qvfg-7rq7-85cm: The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2015-6246 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-qvfg-7rq7-85cm: The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
OSV
CVE-2015-6246: The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent
osv·2015-08-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6246 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-6246: The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Red Hat
wireshark: WaveAgent dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-26)
vendor_redhat·2015-08-11·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6246 [MEDIUM] wireshark: WaveAgent dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-26)
wireshark: WaveAgent dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-26)
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Statement: This issue did not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue affects the verison of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 6.
Mitigation: This flaw can be mitigated in wireshark by disabling the waveagent protocol dissector. In wireshark GUI application click on
Debian
CVE-2015-6246: wireshark - The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the Wav...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-6246 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-6246: wireshark - The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the Wav...
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, 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)
No detection rules found.
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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76381http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-26.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5523726e6960fe9d7e301376fd7a94599f65fd42http://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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76381http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-26.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5523726e6960fe9d7e301376fd7a94599f65fd42
2015-08-24
Published