UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6247

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6247

    Published: 24 Aug 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-6247

    Summary:

    Details: The dissect_openflow_tablemod_v5 function in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c in the OpenFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not validate a certain offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6247, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=828358d22c6bcf0a1ade5b3ffaa8018a385bfc6c, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-27.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6247

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ubuntu14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.10.2-1
    1.10.3-1
    1.10.5-1ubuntu1
    1.10.5-2
    1.10.6-1

    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