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CVE-2015-2189: debian debian_linux Numeric Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-2189DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2189
Published 08-03-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-2189 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 3

Timeline

  1. 08-03-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.60% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Oracle2 products
Mageia1 product
Opensuse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.10.0 | 1.10.1 | 1.10.2 | 1.10.3 | 1.10.4 | 1.10.5 | 1.10.6 | 1.10.7 | 1.10.8 | 1.10.9 | 1.10.10 | 1.10.11 | 1.10.12 | 1.12.0 | 1.12.1 | 1.12.2 | 1.12.3

6 vendors · 8 products

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