epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the WebSocket dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 uses a recursive algorithm, which allows…

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the WebSocket dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 uses a recursive algorithm, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-399 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• 74629 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-3277 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-13.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10989 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• GLSA-201510-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4ee6bcbd2e03a25f1e6b0239558d9edeaf8040c0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2015-3810](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2015-3810.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2015-3810)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 05:56 UTC.