wireshark: The pcapng file parser could crash (wnpa-sec-2015-08)
Published Mar 8, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.60%
Description
Off-by-one error in the pcapng_read function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via an invalid Interface Statistics Block (ISB) interface ID in a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 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
- 1.10.12
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
Configuration 4
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.8.10-17.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1460
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark-0:1.10.14-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:2393
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.8.10-17.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1460 |
| 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 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.60% (0.04600) | 91.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.63% (0.04633) | 90.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.29% (0.00295) | 50.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 53.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 51.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 48.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72944 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10895 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199165 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a835c85e3d662343d7283f1dcdacb8a11d1d0727 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2189
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2189
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