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Wireshark : CVE-2015-6243 : Dissector table crash

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Wireshark : CVE-2015-6243 : Dissector table crash

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/24/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/25/2018
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • wireshark-upgrade-1_12_7

References

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