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CVE-2015-0563
epan/dissectors/packet-smtp.c in the SMTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 uses an incorrect length…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.4%
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Description
epan/dissectors/packet-smtp.c in the SMTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 uses an incorrect length value for certain string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0019.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 62612 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10823 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=611cfd00c283e7a77a2f1fd89c01b0b9f691411b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 71916 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-04.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=854157883bd1972e012c65c0418a9732ef5d9fb0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0113 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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