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CVE-2015-3182 json

epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DECnet NSP/RT dissector in Wireshark 1.10.12 through 1.10.14 mishandles a certain strdup return v…

published 2016-01-04 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-3252

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DECnet NSP/RT dissector in Wireshark 1.10.12 through 1.10.14 mishandles a certain strdup return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Patch / fix

  • wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.12.0~rc1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3182

  • wireshark Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
  • wireshark Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
  • wireshark Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3182

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  • wireshark RHEL 7 1.10.14-7.el7
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 7 1.10.14-7.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2393

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-2015-3182 updated cvss 4.3

wireshark: crash on sample file genbroad.snoop

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) wireshark 1.10.14-7.el7, wireshark-gnome 1.10.14-7.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) wireshark-devel 1.10.14-7.el7, wireshark-debuginfo 1.10.14-7.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) wireshark 1.10.14-7.el7, wireshark-gnome 1.10.14-7.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) wireshark-devel 1.10.14-7.el7, wireshark-debuginfo 1.10.14-7.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) wireshark 1.10.14-7.el7, wireshark-gnome 1.10.14-7.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) wireshark-devel 1.10.14-7.el7, wireshark-debuginfo 1.10.14-7.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2393
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark, wireshark-gnome
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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