CVE-2015-6241
The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a
02 Description
The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-08-24 23:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 07:15Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-08-14
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0a4e3ebf4464dba12c049bc42752bb22cc1bf18509943187b2029045016afe4f
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-13945http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
- www.securitytracker.com1033272http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-21.html
- code.wireshark.orghttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6126a6455058696dd0ac2073032bdfe066a6ae38
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-13946http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11309
- www.debian.orgDSA-3367http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1836http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- wireshark Fixed in 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- wireshark Fixed in 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- wireshark Fixed in 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.