CVE-2015-3812
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-399
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
Multiple memory leaks in the x11_init_protocol function in epan/dissectors/packet-x11.c in the X11 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11088 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11088Patch
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-15.htmlAdvisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0631.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277
- 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/74637
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b8ccc2a6add29823a0ff0492fc50372449007e7b