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CVE-2015-0563 Detail

Description

epan/dissectors/packet-smtp.c in the SMTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 uses an incorrect length value for certain string-append operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0019.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00053.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/62612 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:022 CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71916 CVE, MITRE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-04.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10823 CVE, MITRE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=611cfd00c283e7a77a2f1fd89c01b0b9f691411b CVE, MITRE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=854157883bd1972e012c65c0418a9732ef5d9fb0 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-0563
NVD Published Date:
01/09/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE