CVE-2015-6243

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11381	Issue Tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-23.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76384
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:::::::*

Information

Published : 2015-08-24 16:59

Updated : 2019-12-27 08:08

NVD link : CVE-2015-6243

Mitre link : CVE-2015-6243

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Products Affected

wireshark

wireshark

oracle

linux
solaris

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