CVE-2015-6244
wireshark: ZigBee dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2015-24)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 11, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The dissect_zbee_secure function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security.c in the ZigBee dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 improperly relies on length fields contained in packet data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue affects the verison of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
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
This flaw can be mitigated in wireshark by disabling the ZigBee protocol dissector. In wireshark GUI application click on Analyze->Enabled Protocols and search for "ZigBee" and disable in. When using "tshark", the text interface, create a file called "disabled_protos" in the preferences folder (normally .wireshark folder in the home directory of the user running wireshark) and add "ZigBee" to it. This should disable the ZigBee protocol.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-130 · Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency