CVE-2015-7830 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted packets due to incorrect memory handling in the pcapng 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-2015-7830?
CVE-2015-7830 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 15 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The pcapng_read_if_descr_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.8 uses too many levels of pointer indirection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers interface-filter copying.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7830?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Solaris, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7830?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-7830 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7830 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Solaris
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7830, GHSA-j6qh-h5qv-hv5v, MGASA-2015-0403.