CVE-2015-3811

wireshark: WCP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-14)

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c en el disector WCP en Wireshark 1.10.x anterior a 1.10.14 y 1.12.x anterior a 1.12.5 refiere incorrectamente a bytes previamente procesados, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de un paquete manipulado, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2015-2188.

A flaw was found in WCP dissector of wireshark of which an attacker could crash wireshark by injecting a specially crafted packet onto the wire or by convincing wireshark user to read malformed packet trace file.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-05-07 CVE Reserved
2015-05-26 CVE Published
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-17: DEPRECATED: Code
CWE-665: Improper Initialization

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	Third Party Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6fc6aa0b4efc1a1c3d7a2e3b5189e888fb6ccc2	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0631.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277	2023-11-07
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-14.html	2023-11-07
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10978	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3811	2017-03-21
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222436	2017-03-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"				11.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.2"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.10 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.10"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.11 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.11"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.12 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.12"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.10.13 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.10.13"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.4"		-		Affected