CVE-2015-6241
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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 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.
Exploit probability
2.8%
Published
August 24, 2015
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 10, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2015-6241
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38