CVE-2015-7830

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7830
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-15 03:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe pcapng_read_if_descr_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.8 uses too many levels of pointer indirection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers interface-filter copying.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.5 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.6 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.12.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2015-30 · Pcapng file parser crash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.wireshark.org
Wireshark PCAPNG File CVE-2015-7830 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Wireshark Bug in pcapng File Parser Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1836-1: moderate: Security update for wireshark af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3505-1 wireshark af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Wireshark '/wiretap/pcapng.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
11455 – Crash in multiple binaries af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
ZDI-15-624 | Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit MITRE code.wireshark.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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