7.8

CVE-2015-3810: wireshark Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3810DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3810
Published 26-05-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-3810 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 3.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% 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
3.48%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1
DSA-3277-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1RHSA-2015:2393

Timeline

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

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the WebSocket dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 uses a recursive algorithm, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 3.42% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.48%

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< 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 1.10.6-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.12.0 | 1.12.1 | 1.12.2 | 1.12.3 | 1.12.4

3 vendors · 3 products

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