CVE-2015-3182

MEDIUM

Wireshark <1.10.15 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

References (6)

[Patch] https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=373deb5f4182a5c4ab8c8418a7bbaa5d6e72bb05

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032279

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219409

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74586

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 24.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (3)

wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Jan 04, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026