CVE-2015-6243
Published: 24 August 2015
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.
Priority
Medium
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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wireshark Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(1.2.7)
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| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1)
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1)
|
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1)
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Patches: Upstream: https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d |
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References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6243
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11381
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-23.html
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian