Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2015-3815

The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.026 (83.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 1.12.0, 1.12.1, 1.12.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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