CVE-2015-3810

wireshark: WebSocket DoS (wnpa-sec-2015-13)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 12, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the WebSocket dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 uses a recursive algorithm, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.

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 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')