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CVE-2015-6241
The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.8%
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- mitre
Description
The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a number within a string, 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 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- FEDORA-2015-13945 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1033272 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-13946 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3367 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1836 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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