Wireshark WCP Dissector CVE-2015-2188 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	72942
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2015-2188
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 04 2015 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 02 2016 08:07PM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	Oracle Linux 0 Gentoo Linux Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64 AlienVault Open Source SIEM (OSSIM) 3.1
Not Vulnerable:

Wireshark WCP Dissector CVE-2015-2188 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Wireshark 1.12.0 through 1.12.3, and 1.10.0 through 1.10.12 are vulnerable.

Wireshark WCP Dissector CVE-2015-2188 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

A sample packet trace file is available in the Wireshark bug report. Please see the references for more information.

Wireshark WCP Dissector CVE-2015-2188 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Wireshark WCP Dissector CVE-2015-2188 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Wireshark Homepage (Wireshark)