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CVE-2015-2189

Published: 8 March 2015

Off-by-one error in the pcapng_read function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via an invalid Interface Statistics Block (ISB) interface ID in a crafted packet.

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Version 1.12.0 to 1.12.3, 1.10.0 to 1.10.12 are affected

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
bionic
Released (2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1)
lucid Not vulnerable

precise Not vulnerable
(1.6.7-1)
trusty
Released (2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1)
upstream
Released (1.10.13, 1.12.4)
utopic
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-2ubuntu14.10.3)
vivid
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
wily
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
xenial
Released (2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1)
yakkety
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)
zesty
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-4)