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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-2188

Published: Mar 08, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.9 LOW
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2188
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/19.html

epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WiresharkWireshark1.10.0 (including)1.10.0 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.1 (including)1.10.1 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.2 (including)1.10.2 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.3 (including)1.10.3 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.4 (including)1.10.4 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.5 (including)1.10.5 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.6 (including)1.10.6 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.7 (including)1.10.7 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.8 (including)1.10.8 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.9 (including)1.10.9 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.10 (including)1.10.10 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.11 (including)1.10.11 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.10.12 (including)1.10.12 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.12.0 (including)1.12.0 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.12.1 (including)1.12.1 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.12.2 (including)1.12.2 (including)
WiresharkWireshark1.12.3 (including)1.12.3 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatwireshark-0:1.10.14-7.el7*
WiresharkUbuntuartful*
WiresharkUbuntubionic*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
WiresharkUbuntutrusty*
WiresharkUbuntutrusty/esm*
WiresharkUbuntuupstream*
WiresharkUbuntuutopic*
WiresharkUbuntuvivid*
WiresharkUbuntuwily*
WiresharkUbuntuxenial*
WiresharkUbuntuyakkety*
WiresharkUbuntuzesty*

References

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