CVE-2015-6245

wireshark: GSM RLC/MAC dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2015-25)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · August 11, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC/MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 uses incorrect integer data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Statement

This issue did not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 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

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')