Off-by-one error in the pcapng_read function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via an invalid Interface Statistics Block (ISB) interface ID in a crafted packet.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-2189 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Base Score | 2.9 |
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Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (wireshark) | RHSA-2015:1460 | 2015-07-21 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (wireshark) | RHSA-2015:2393 | 2015-11-19 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected |