CVE-2015-2188

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.

Risk Information

Base Score
6.2
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.344

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2015-2191,CVE-2015-2189,CVE-2015-2188 are fixed in Wireshark x64 1.10.13Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in Wireshark x64 1.12.4Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Wireshark for Mac 1.12.4Mac
Vulnerabilities CVE-2015-2191,CVE-2015-2189,CVE-2015-2188 are fixed in Wireshark for Mac 1.10.13Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-338541Wireshark (3.6.24)
PATCH-338541Wireshark (3.6.24)
PATCH-612949WireShark for Mac (4.6.2)
PATCH-612949WireShark for Mac (4.6.2)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234