CVE-2015-2190 json
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly handle integer data types greater than 32 bits in size, which allows remot…
published 2015-03-08 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2297
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.5%
- EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly handle integer data types greater than 32 bits in size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted packet that is improperly handled by the LLDP dissector.
Patch / fix
- wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2190
- wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.2-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2190 updated cvss 2.9
wireshark: LLDP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2015-09)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark, wireshark-gnome Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wireshark, wireshark-gnomenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-19 Data Processing Errors
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201510-03
vendor-advisory
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wireshark.org
/security/wnpa-sec-2015-09.html
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1031858
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/72938
vdb-entry
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oracle.com
/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
third-party-advisory
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bugs.wireshark.org
/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10983
issue-tracking
- code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d1865e000ebedf49fc0d9f221a11d6af74360837
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-2190
- NVD CVE-2015-2190
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