The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not properly terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a number within a string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-08-24T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:15:13.326Z

Reserved: 2015-08-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-6241

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-24T23:59:00.130

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:26:47.720

Link: CVE-2015-6241

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-08-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-6241 - Bugzilla