CVE-2015-2191
Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted length…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.89%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted length field in a packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.89% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · mageia/mageia · wireshark/wireshark · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html
- 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/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14
- 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html
- 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/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.