CVE-2015-2191

Description

Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted length field in a packet.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.29% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941 vdb entry
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.html vendor advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023 issue tracking
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2191?
CVE-2015-2191 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2191?
To fix CVE-2015-2191, 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-2015-2191 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2191 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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