Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-6248
CVE-2015-6248
Description
The ptvcursor_add function in the ptvcursor implementation in epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not check whether the expected amount of data is available, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-28.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76387nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272nvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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