CVE-2015-3814
Wireshark IEEE 802.11 Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 26, 2015, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Wireshark to version 1.10.14, 1.12.5, or later.
- Apply the appropriate patches based on your specific operating system and distribution.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
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CVE-2015-3814.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-3814 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-3814
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-3814 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-3814 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74631 Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11110 Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74631 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096 Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11110 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11110 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 27, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html No Types Assigned http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-17.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-189 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 27, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.19 }} -0.09%
score
0.41410
percentile