CVE-2015-6246

Publication date 24 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wireshark 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Fixed 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u3build0.15.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
wireshark