CVE - CVE-2015-6241

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-6241	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a number within a string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
References
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CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html CONFIRM:http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html CONFIRM:https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309 CONFIRM:https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38 DEBIAN:DSA-3367 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367 FEDORA:FEDORA-2015-13945 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html FEDORA:FEDORA-2015-13946 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html SECTRACK:1033272 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:1836 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20150814	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150814)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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