CVE-2015-6241
EPSS 0.57%wireshark - security update
Published: 8/24/2015Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a number within a string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u3