VDB
CVE-2015-6246
CVE-2015-6246
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 2.96% · 86.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.96%
86.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.2-1, 0, 2.4.5-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, 0, 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.10.2-1, 0, 1.10.6-1 |
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-2015-6246 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=5523726e6960fe9d7e301376fd7a94599f65fd42 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-26.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6246 third-party-advisory