CVE-2015-2188

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-03-04

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.xbefore 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.

See more information about CVE-2015-2188 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.9	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (wireshark)	ELSA-2015-2393	2015-11-23

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