CVE-2015-6248

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 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.

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 (24)

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/76387

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-28.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3fc4a831e035604b0af14ed8a5c9f6596a3448d0

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b53445e815fd6b652d49df03ec3d60b088c4fbc

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/76387

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-2015-28.html

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

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358

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

Issue Tracking

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3fc4a831e035604b0af14ed8a5c9f6596a3448d0

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

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b53445e815fd6b652d49df03ec3d60b088c4fbc

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

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