CVE-2015-3811

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0631.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10978 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6fc6aa0b4efc1a1c3d7a2e3b5189e888fb6ccc2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-14.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3811?
CVE-2015-3811 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3811?
To fix CVE-2015-3811, 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-2015-3811 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3811 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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