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CVE-2015-2188

Published: Mar 8, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-19
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-19

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
linuxOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
solarisOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
wireshark
oss-project·US
wiresharkOn-premDesktop App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
mageia
oss-projectaka mageia linux
mageiaOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html
advisories.mageia.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858
securitytracker.com
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