VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-6248

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM

EPSS probability2.97%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2015-08-24

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

The ptvcursor_add function in the ptvcursor implementation in epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not check whether the expected amount of data is available, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.