CVE-2015-6249
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CVE-2015-6249
The dissect_wccp2r1_address_table_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-wccp.c in the WCCP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not prevent the conflicting use of a table for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, 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-2015-6249
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The dissect_wccp2r1_address_table_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-wccp.c in the WCCP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not prevent the conflicting use of a table for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, 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-2015-29.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b1eaf29d4056f05d1bd6a7f3d692553ec069a228