CVE-2015-2191 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2015-2191?

CVE-2015-2191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted length field in a packet.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2191?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mageia Mageia, Opensuse Opensuse, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2191?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-2191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2191, GHSA-mvvm-47h8-xff5, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2191.