5.5

CVE-2015-3182: wireshark Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3182DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3182
Published 04-01-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3182 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.48%
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 1
RHSA-2015:2393

Timeline

  1. 04-01-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DECnet NSP/RT dissector in Wireshark 1.10.12 through 1.10.14 mishandles a certain strdup return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.48% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.48%

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

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.12.0~rc1-1
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

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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