Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2188
CVE-2015-2188
Description
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.
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Affected products
30cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 17 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=1.10.0, <1.10.13 || >=1.12.0, <1.12.4
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 2.2.2-1.1+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.2-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.13-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.13-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.13-8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.10.13-8.1
Patches
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References
12- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03nvd
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