CVE-2015-3810 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption in Wireshark's WebSocket dissector using crafted packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3810?
CVE-2015-3810 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 26 May 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the WebSocket dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 uses a recursive algorithm, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3810?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3810?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-3810 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3810 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3810, GHSA-6xc2-5j24-689q.