CVE-2015-6242

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2015-08-11T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The wmem_block_split_free_chunk function in epan/wmem/wmem_allocator_block.c in the wmem block allocator in the memory manager in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly consider a certain case of multiple realloc operations that restore a memory chunk to its original size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operation and application crash) via a crafted packet."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2016-12-22T18:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "FEDORA-2015-13945", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_FEDORA"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html"}, {"name": "1033272", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-22.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaf1aad31e7c0a4908c20a42ae118c4dc8d474b6"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2015-13946", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_FEDORA"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html"}, {"name": "DSA-3367", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11373"}, {"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:1836", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_SUSE"], "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2015-6242", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "The wmem_block_split_free_chunk function in epan/wmem/wmem_allocator_block.c in the wmem block allocator in the memory manager in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly consider a certain case of multiple realloc operations that restore a memory chunk to its original size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operation and application crash) via a crafted packet."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "FEDORA-2015-13945", "refsource": "FEDORA", "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html"}, {"name": "1033272", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272"}, {"name": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-22.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-22.html"}, {"name": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=eaf1aad31e7c0a4908c20a42ae118c4dc8d474b6", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=eaf1aad31e7c0a4908c20a42ae118c4dc8d474b6"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2015-13946", "refsource": "FEDORA", "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html"}, {"name": "DSA-3367", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367"}, {"name": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11373", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11373"}, {"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:1836", "refsource": "SUSE", "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html"}, {"name": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T07:15:13.294Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "FEDORA-2015-13945", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_FEDORA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html"}, {"name": "1033272", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-22.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaf1aad31e7c0a4908c20a42ae118c4dc8d474b6"}, {"name": "FEDORA-2015-13946", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_FEDORA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html"}, {"name": "DSA-3367", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11373"}, {"name": "openSUSE-SU-2015:1836", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_SUSE", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2015-6242", "datePublished": "2015-08-24T23:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2015-08-14T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T07:15:13.294Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "79A602C5-61FE-47BA-9786-F045B6C6DBA8", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "29AC5E99-9C21-4C2E-AE68-A4B887318577", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B90C8934-01D8-4027-8A38-0B3230CC5077", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "49C89A62-69E2-40C5-9C75-FA6601A935A2", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1946DDC9-E49F-4601-8448-E73B0480C880", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E2F85560-F43E-46C5-9CD1-1A1D66E21580", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "2518D86A-623D-431E-9574-32B677D5FB94", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "FEA2B085-01D2-4707-A9F7-6545E4D6D99A", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The wmem_block_split_free_chunk function in epan/wmem/wmem_allocator_block.c in the wmem block allocator in the memory manager in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly consider a certain case of multiple realloc operations that restore a memory chunk to its original size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operation and application crash) via a crafted packet."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Vulnerabilidad en la funci\u00f3n wmem_block_split_free_chunk en epan/wmem/wmem_allocator_block.c en el asignador wmem block en el gestor de memoria en Wireshark 1.12.x en versiones anteriores a 1.12.7, no considera adecuadamente un cierto caso de operaciones de reasignaci\u00f3n de memoria m\u00faltiple que restablecen un fragmento de memoria a su tama\u00f1o original, lo que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (operaci\u00f3n de liberaci\u00f3n incorrecta y ca\u00edda de la aplicaci\u00f3n) a trav\u00e9s de un paquete manipulado."}], "id": "CVE-2015-6242", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:30:32.213", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 4.3, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}]}, "published": "2015-08-24T23:59:01.960", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-22.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Issue Tracking"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11373"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaf1aad31e7c0a4908c20a42ae118c4dc8d474b6"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-22.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking"], "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11373"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eaf1aad31e7c0a4908c20a42ae118c4dc8d474b6"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-20"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "wireshark: memory manager crash (wnpa-sec-2015-22)", "id": "1253353", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253353"}, "csaw": false, "cvss": {"cvss_base_score": "4.3", "cvss_scoring_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "status": "draft"}, "details": ["The wmem_block_split_free_chunk function in epan/wmem/wmem_allocator_block.c in the wmem block allocator in the memory manager in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly consider a certain case of multiple realloc operations that restore a memory chunk to its original size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free operation and application crash) via a crafted packet."], "name": "CVE-2015-6242", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}], "public_date": "2015-08-11T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6242\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6242\nhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-22"], "statement": "This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

{}