wireshark: GSM DTAP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-20)
Published Jul 22, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c in the GSM DTAP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.6 does not properly validate digit characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the de_emerg_num_list and de_bcd_num functions.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
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:M/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02317) | 82.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02317) | 81.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 59.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 75.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 74.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 70.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3294 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75316 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032662 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-20.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4652 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11201 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234416 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d93be95fc0e7011e8b4ade9171e7e66146063296 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4652
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4652
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-20.html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00020.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3294 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75316 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-20.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4652 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11201 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234416 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d93be95fc0e7011e8b4ade9171e7e66146063296 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4652 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4652 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-20.html |
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