CVE-2015-2188
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.42% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · mageia/mageia · opensuse/opensuse · debian/debian linux · oracle/linux · oracle/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10844Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b204ff4846fe84b7789893c6b1d9afbdecac5b5d
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10844Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b204ff4846fe84b7789893c6b1d9afbdecac5b5d
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.