The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2) dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:15:13.345Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-6243

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-24T23:59:03.117

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:26:47.853

Link: CVE-2015-6243

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2015-6243 - Bugzilla