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CVE-2015-6241 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.57% · 68.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.57%
68.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSwireshark0, 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1, 1.12.8+g5b6e543-2
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSwireshark1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1, 0, 1.10.2-1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSwireshark0, 2.4.2-1, 2.4.3-1

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