CVE-2015-3814

wireshark: IEEE 802.11 infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2015-17)

Published May 26, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The (1) dissect_tfs_request and (2) dissect_tfs_response functions in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 interpret a zero value as a length rather than an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3277-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3850 The (1) dissect_tfs_request and (2) dissect_tfs_response functions in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 interpret a zero value as a length rather than an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:56 AM
Reserved
May 7, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 26, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 12, 2015, 12:00 AM