CVE-2015-2191

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    CVE-2015-2191

    Published: 8 Mar 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted length field in a packet.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14

    Affected packages

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