CVE-2015-6243

Published: Aug 24, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.

Affected (9)

Products: Oracle: Linux, Solaris · Wireshark: Wireshark

2 products

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Oracle Linux	Version 7
Oracle Solaris	Version 11.3

Configuration B

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.6

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (22)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76384

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-23.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11381

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76384

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-23.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11381

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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