CVE-2015-6241

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    CVE-2015-6241

    Published: 24 Aug 2015Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309, 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.securitytracker.com/id/1033272, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38

    Affected packages

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    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
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