VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-6248

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.97%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-08-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references