CVE-2015-6247 | Mend Vulnerability Database

Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-6247

CVE-2015-6247

Published:August 24, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

The dissect_openflow_tablemod_v5 function in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c in the OpenFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not validate a certain offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Related Resources (11)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-6247

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=828358d22c6bcf0a1ade5b3ffaa8018a385bfc6c

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-27.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6247