CVE-2015-2189
wireshark: The pcapng file parser could crash (wnpa-sec-2015-08)
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · March 4, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Off-by-one error in the pcapng_read function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via an invalid Interface Statistics Block (ISB) interface ID in a crafted packet.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.9AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-193 · Off-by-one Error