Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-7830
The pcapng_read_if_descr_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.8 uses too many levels of pointer indirection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers interface-filter copying.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 67.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033953
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-30.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-624
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11455
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72497918b16b706c3ba75e1f731f58b802ca14d1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78723
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033953
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-30.html
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-624
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11455
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72497918b16b706c3ba75e1f731f58b802ca14d1
Products affected by CVE-2015-7830
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7
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cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3