CVE-2015-3182 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by sending a crafted packet due to improper handling of a strdup return value in the DECnet dissector.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-3182?

CVE-2015-3182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 4 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DECnet NSP/RT dissector in Wireshark 1.10.12 through 1.10.14 mishandles a certain strdup return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3182?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3182?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-3182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Wireshark Wireshark vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3182, GHSA-p39p-p27m-9c4h, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3182.

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