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    CVE-2015-2188

    epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.

    Published:Mar 4, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Mar 8, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00344
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Mageia
    Product
    Mageia
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    References

    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10844
    https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b204ff4846fe84b7789893c6b1d9afbdecac5b5d
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10844
    https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b204ff4846fe84b7789893c6b1d9afbdecac5b5d
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High