CVEs-PoC/2015/CVE-2015-6241.md

CVE-2015-6241

Description

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.

POC

Reference

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html

Github

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