wireshark: SMTP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-04)
Published Jan 10, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.43%
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-smtp.c in the SMTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 uses an incorrect length value for certain string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.10.4
- 1.10.5
- 1.10.6
- 1.10.7
- 1.10.8
- 1.10.9
- 1.10.10
- 1.10.11
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark-0:1.10.14-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-0:1.10.14-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2393 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02432) | 83.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02432) | 82.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 75.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.50% (0.02501) | 75.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 75.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00290) | 69.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 67.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 63.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0019.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00053.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62612 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71916 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0563 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10823 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180195 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=611cfd00c283e7a77a2f1fd89c01b0b9f691411b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=854157883bd1972e012c65c0418a9732ef5d9fb0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0563
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0563
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-04.html
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