CVE-2015-7830 (GCVE-0-2015-7830)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-11-15 02:00
Modified
2024-08-06 07:58
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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