CVE-2015-3811
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.94%). 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 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.94% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-17
- Affected
- oracle/solaris · oracle/linux · wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0631.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277
- 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.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-14.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10978Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6fc6aa0b4efc1a1c3d7a2e3b5189e888fb6ccc2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0631.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277
- 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.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-14.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10978Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6fc6aa0b4efc1a1c3d7a2e3b5189e888fb6ccc2
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.