CVE-2015-2190 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via crafted LLDP packets due to improper handling of large integer data types.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-2190?
CVE-2015-2190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 8 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly handle integer data types greater than 32 bits in size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled by the LLDP dissector.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2190?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2190?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-2190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Opensuse
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2190, GHSA-ffqw-9wrr-c9hr.