CVE-2015-6243
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 3%
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
Products: oracle linux, oracle solaris, wireshark
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 |
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 |
| Debian 7 | wireshark | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u1 |
| Debian 8 | wireshark | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u3 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-debuginfo | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-devel | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-gnome | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | wireshark | 1.12.7-15.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | wireshark | 1.12.7-15.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | wireshark | 1.12.7-15.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | wireshark | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | wireshark | 1.12.7-15.1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | wireshark | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | wireshark | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | wireshark | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | wireshark | 2.2.2-1.1 |