CVE-2015-2188
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · CWE-19
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858Advisory