{"id":"CVE-2015-2191","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-2191","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:18:46.612Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2015-03-08T02:59:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:23:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-189"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","mageia/mageia","wireshark/wireshark","opensuse/opensuse"],"epss":{"score":0.03886,"percentile":0.90161,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.89%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2191","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}