Input validation error in Opensuse and Wireshark - CVE-2015-0563
Published: January 10, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40955
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0563
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Opensuse
Wireshark
Opensuse
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
epan/dissectors/packet-smtp.c in the SMTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 uses an incorrect length value for certain string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-0563
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00053.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62612
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:022
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71916
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-04.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10823
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=611cfd00c283e7a77a2f1fd89c01b0b9f691411b
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=854157883bd1972e012c65c0418a9732ef5d9fb0