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CVE-2015-6246
Published:August 24, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Related Resources (14)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5523726e6960fe9d7e301376fd7a94599f65fd42
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-6246
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6246
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76381
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-26.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6246
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.3
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
CWE-20
EPSS
Base Score:
0.66