DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6241

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6241 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0

8.699999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	wireshark	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	wireshark	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	wireshark	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	wireshark	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Aug 24, 2015 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6241 advisory

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