VDB
CVE-2015-6241
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 2.81% · 85.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.81%
85.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | *, 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1, 0, 1.10.3-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.5-1, 2.4.4-1, 2.4.3-1 |
Timeline
- Aug 24, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6241 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6241 third-party-advisory