MGASA-2015-0403

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    MGASA-2015-0403

    Published: 15 Oct 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-7830

    Summary: Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities: In Wireshark before 1.12.8, the pcapng file parser could crash while copying an interface filter. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file (CVE-2015-7830).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0403.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16967, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-30.html, https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.8.html, https://www.wireshark.org/news/20151014.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/wireshark?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.8-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    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
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