Unscored severity · published Mar 8, 2015
CVE-2015-2188
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…
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CVSS
4.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.4% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
7 · source: NVD
MA
Mageia · Mageia
4.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Oracle
11.2 · source: NVD
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
1.10.0; 1.10.1; 1.10.2; 1.10.3; 1.10.4; 1.10.5; +11 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2188
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2188
Third Party Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
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