CVE-2015-0561

Description

asn1/lpp/lpp.cnf in the LPP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 does not validate a certain index value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10773 issue tracking
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-02.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62612 third party advisory broken link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00053.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8e96830156bea314207b97315ccebd605317f142

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0561?
CVE-2015-0561 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0561?
To fix CVE-2015-0561, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0561 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-0561 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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