FKIE_CVE-2015-6243

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-08-24 23:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:30
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76384
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-23.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11381Issue Tracking
cve@mitre.orghttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76384
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-23.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11381Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
oracle linux 7
oracle solaris 11.3
wireshark wireshark 1.12.0
wireshark wireshark 1.12.1
wireshark wireshark 1.12.2
wireshark wireshark 1.12.3
wireshark wireshark 1.12.4
wireshark wireshark 1.12.5
wireshark wireshark 1.12.6
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