CVE-2015-6248
EPSS 0.68%
Description
The ptvcursor_add function in the ptvcursor implementation in epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not check whether the expected amount of data is available, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
How to fix CVE-2015-6248
To remediate CVE-2015-6248, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-6248 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1