Medium severity · published Jan 4, 2016
CVE-2015-3182
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…
5.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
1.10.12; 1.10.13; 1.10.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3182
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3182
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74586
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032279
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219409
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=373deb5f4182a5c4ab8c8418a7bbaa5d6e72bb05
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
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