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CVE-2015-0563
Published:January 10, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
epan/dissectors/packet-smtp.c in the SMTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 uses an incorrect length value for certain string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Related Resources (14)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10823
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=611cfd00c283e7a77a2f1fd89c01b0b9f691411b
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=854157883bd1972e012c65c0418a9732ef5d9fb0
http://secunia.com/advisories/62612
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0019.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:022
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-0563
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71916
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-04.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00053.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0563
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0563
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
EPSS
Base Score:
1.05