7.8

CVE-2015-3809: wireshark Numeric Errors

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3809DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3809
Published 26-05-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3809 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Numeric Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.87%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DSA-3277-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Timeline

  1. 26-05-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The dissect_lbmr_pser function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmr.c in the LBMR dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly track the current offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 2.82% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.87%

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< 1.12.5+g5819e5b-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
  • wiresharkEOL1.12.0 | 1.12.1 | 1.12.2 | 1.12.3 | 1.12.4

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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