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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-6248

The ptvcursor_add function in the ptvcursor implementation in epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not check whether the expected amount of data is available, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)…

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.98%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The ptvcursor_add function in the ptvcursor implementation in epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not check whether the expected amount of data is available, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.98% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
oracle/linux · oracle/solaris · wireshark/wireshark
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.