| Name | CVE-2015-7830 |
| Description | The pcapng_read_if_descr_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.8 uses too many levels of pointer indirection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers interface-filter copying. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3505-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | buster | 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 4.2.2-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 4.2.2-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | source | squeeze | (not affected) | |||
| wireshark | source | wheezy | 1.8.2-5wheezy17 | DSA-3505-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | jessie | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u4 | DSA-3505-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 1.12.8+g5b6e543-1 |
[squeeze] - wireshark <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-30.html