Kaspersky ID:
KLA10701
Detect Date:
10/14/2015
Updated:
06/03/2020

Description

Redundant indirection was found in Wireshark. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can cause denial of service. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a specially designed packet.


Technical details

This vulnerability caused by pcapng_read_if_descr_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c (pcapng pareser) and can be triggered via packet which triggers interface-filter copying.

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CVE list

  • CVE-2015-7830
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