PT-2016-3604 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Martin Prpič + 1 · Published 2015-11-19 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2015-3182

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CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 1.10.12 through 1.10.14

Description The issue is related to the DECnet NSP/RT dissector in Wireshark, where it mishandles a certain strdup return value. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, via a crafted packet. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 1.10.12 through 1.10.14, consider updating to a version where this issue is fixed, as the current version mishandles the strdup return value, leading to potential crashes. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CESA-2015_2393

CVE-2015-3182

RHSA-2015:2393

RHSA-2015_2393

Affected Products

Centos

Red Hat

Wireshark

References · 62

• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-2393.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-3182 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2188 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0563 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3182 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8713 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8714 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3182 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3813 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8712 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8710 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-6248 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3810 · Security Note
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2189 · Security Note