Description
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
References (11)
Core 11
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-26.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5523726e6960fe9d7e301376fd7a94599f65fd42
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76381
Scores
EPSS
0.0066
EPSS Percentile
71.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (9)
oracle/linux
7
oracle/solaris
11.3
wireshark/wireshark
1.12.0
wireshark/wireshark
1.12.1
wireshark/wireshark
1.12.2
wireshark/wireshark
1.12.3
wireshark/wireshark
1.12.4
wireshark/wireshark
1.12.5
wireshark/wireshark
1.12.6
Published
Aug 24, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026