CVE-2015-3815 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via a crafted Android Logcat packet due to missing payload length checks in the parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-3815?
CVE-2015-3815 is a medium-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
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3815?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3815?
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-2015-3815 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3815 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3815, GHSA-mf3q-r5cj-w985.