wireshark: IEEE 802.11 infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2015-17)
Published May 26, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.93%
Description
The (1) dissect_tfs_request and (2) dissect_tfs_response functions in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 interpret a zero value as a length rather than an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) 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
- 1.10.12
- 1.10.13
- 1.10.14
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 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, 6 and 7.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02927) | 86.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02924) | 85.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.28% (0.00276) | 49.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 71.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 66.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 64.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00263) | 62.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74631 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3814 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11110 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222439 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3814
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3814
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74631 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3814 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11110 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222439 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3814 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3814 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html |
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