CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-7830
4.3 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-11-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
The pcapng_read_if_descr_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.8 uses too many levels of pointer indirection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers interface-filter copying.
Affected configurations
• oracle solaris 11.3
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.0
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.1
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.2
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.3
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.4
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.5
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.6
• wireshark wireshark 1.12.7
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505 www.debian.org
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77101 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78723 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033953 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-30.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-624 www.zerodayinitiative.com
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11455 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72497918b16b706c3ba75e1f731f58b802ca14d1 code.wireshark.org
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505 www.debian.org
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77101 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78723 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033953 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-30.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-624 www.zerodayinitiative.com
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11455 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72497918b16b706c3ba75e1f731f58b802ca14d1 code.wireshark.org