CVE-2015-4652
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c in the GSM DTAP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.6 does not properly validate digit characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the de_emerg_num_list and de_bcd_num functions.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.12.6+gee1fce6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.12.6+gee1fce6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.12.6+gee1fce6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.12.6+gee1fce6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.12.6+gee1fce6-1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00020.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3294
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75316
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032662
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-20.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11201
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d93be95fc0e7011e8b4ade9171e7e66146063296
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4652
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.