Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-3182

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DECnet NSP/RT dissector in Wireshark 1.10.12 through 1.10.14 mishandles a certain strdup return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

Wireshark/Wireshark3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/74586nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032279nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03nvd

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