CVE - CVE-2015-6243

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-6243	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
References
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BID:76384 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76384 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html CONFIRM:http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-23.html CONFIRM:https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11381 CONFIRM:https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=eb1ccbdccde89701f255f921d88992878057477d 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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