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CVE-2015-2188
Published:March 08, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
Related Resources (15)
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-07.html
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b204ff4846fe84b7789893c6b1d9afbdecac5b5d
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72942
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2188
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10844
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-2188
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2188
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
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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
EPSS
Base Score:
0.34