CVE-2015-6248

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 24, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-6248: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix