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CVE-2015-2191 Detail

Description

Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted length field in a packet.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0117.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00038.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3210 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:183 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72941 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031858 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-10.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11023 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking 
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=608cf324b3962877e9699f3e81e8f82ac9f1ea14 CVE, MITRE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-2191
NVD Published Date:
03/07/2015
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE