wireshark: The TNEF dissector could go into an infinite loop on 32-bit architectures (wnpa-sec-2015-10)
Published Mar 8, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.89%
Description
Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted length field in a packet.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
- 8.0
Configuration 3
- 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
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
Will not fix
| 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 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
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 | 3.89% (0.03886) | 89.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.91% (0.03914) | 88.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.29% (0.03288) | 86.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.64% (0.05636) | 83.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.29% (0.03288) | 86.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 52.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 50.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00147) | 48.85th | 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-2015-0117.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/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2191 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199167 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2191
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2191
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