Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2015-3182
Published: January 4, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32398
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3182
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-3182
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74586
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032279
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219409
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=373deb5f4182a5c4ab8c8418a7bbaa5d6e72bb05
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03