CVE-2015-6246 The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandle
Medium 4.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-6246 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-6246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux, published on 24 Aug 2015.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Oracle Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6246/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-6246?
CVE-2015-6246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux, published on 24 Aug 2015.
Official description
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, 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-2015-6246?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6246?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-6246 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6246 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6246, GHSA-qvfg-7rq7-85cm, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6246.