CVE-2015-6243
Published: 24 August 2015
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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wireshark Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
bionic |
Released
(2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(1.2.7)
|
|
vivid |
Released
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u3build0.15.04.1)
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d |