CVE-2015-2188
EPSS 0.46%wireshark - security update
Published: 3/8/2015Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.8.2-5wheezy15