CVE-2015-6248

wireshark: Ptvcursor crash (wnpa-sec-2015-28)

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad en la función ptvcursor_add en la implementación ptvcursor en epan/proto.c en Wireshark 1.12.x en versiones anteriores a 1.12.7, no comprueba si la cantidad de datos esperada está disponible, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (caída de la aplicación) a través de un paquete manipulado.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.3

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

2015-08-14 CVE Reserved
2015-08-24 CVE Published
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76387	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272	Vdb Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358	Issue Tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3fc4a831e035604b0af14ed8a5c9f6596a3448d0	X_refsource_confirm
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b53445e815fd6b652d49df03ec3d60b088c4fbc	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367	2023-11-07
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-28.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6248	2015-11-19
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253360	2015-11-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "7"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"				11.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.3"		-		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
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.12.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.12.6"		-		Affected