CVE-2015-2188

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10844 issue tracking
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942 vdb entry
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b204ff4846fe84b7789893c6b1d9afbdecac5b5d

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2188?
CVE-2015-2188 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2188?
To fix CVE-2015-2188, 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-2015-2188 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-2188 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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