PT-2015-6333 · Wireshark+4 · Wireshark+4
Published
2015-05-12
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2015-3813
CVSS v2.0
5.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.4
Description
The issue is related to the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, via a crafted packet. This occurs due to the
fragment add work function not properly determining the defragmentation state when the snapshot length is insufficient.Recommendations
For Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.4, update to version 1.12.5 or later to resolve the issue.
Fix
DoS
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Red Hat
Suse
Wireshark