CVE-2015-3813
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark...
5.0 MediumFix available
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
Exploit likelihood
2.78%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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CVE-2015-3813- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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CVE-2015-3813- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3849 No score
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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EUVD-2015-3849- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8763-cjp2-7qf4 No score
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark...
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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GHSA-8763-cjp2-7qf4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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CVE-2015-3813- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-3813 No score
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3813- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score
wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1046-1 No score
Security update for wireshark
Wireshark was updated to 1.10.14 to fix four security issues.
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
- CVE-2015-3811: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data. (wnpa-sec-2015-14)
- CVE-2015-3812: The X11 dissector could leak memory. (wnpa-sec-2015-15)
- CVE-2015-3813: The packet reassembly code could leak memory. (wnpa-sec-2015-16)
- CVE-2015-3814: The IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2015-17)
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SUSE-SU-2015:1046-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1676-1 No score
Security update for wireshark
Wireshark has been updated to 1.12.7. (FATE#319388)
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
- Wireshark could crash when adding an item to the protocol tree. wnpa-sec-2015-21 CVE-2015-6241
- Wireshark could attempt to free invalid memory. wnpa-sec-2015-22 CVE-2015-6242
- Wireshark could crash when searching for a protocol dissector. wnpa-sec-2015-23 CVE-2015-6243
- The ZigBee dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-24 CVE-2015-6244
- The GSM RLC/MAC dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2015-25 CVE-2015-6245
- The WaveAgent dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-26 CVE-2015-6246
- The OpenFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2015-27 CVE-2015-6247
- Wireshark could crash due to invalid ptvcursor length checking. wnpa-sec-2015-28 CVE-2015-6248
- The WCCP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-29 CVE-2015-6249
- Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.7.html
Also a fix from 1.12.6 in GSM DTAP was backported. (bnc#935158 CVE-2015-4652)
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SUSE-SU-2015:1676-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1676-2 No score
Security update for wireshark
Wireshark has been updated to 1.12.7. (FATE#319388)
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
- Wireshark could crash when adding an item to the protocol tree. wnpa-sec-2015-21 CVE-2015-6241
- Wireshark could attempt to free invalid memory. wnpa-sec-2015-22 CVE-2015-6242
- Wireshark could crash when searching for a protocol dissector. wnpa-sec-2015-23 CVE-2015-6243
- The ZigBee dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-24 CVE-2015-6244
- The GSM RLC/MAC dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2015-25 CVE-2015-6245
- The WaveAgent dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-26 CVE-2015-6246
- The OpenFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2015-27 CVE-2015-6247
- Wireshark could crash due to invalid ptvcursor length checking. wnpa-sec-2015-28 CVE-2015-6248
- The WCCP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-29 CVE-2015-6249
- Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.7.html
Also a fix from 1.12.6 in GSM DTAP was backported. (bnc#935158 CVE-2015-4652)
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SUSE-SU-2015:1676-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1713-1 No score
Security update for wireshark
Wireshark has been updated to 1.12.7. (FATE#319388)
The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
- Wireshark could crash when adding an item to the protocol tree. wnpa-sec-2015-21 CVE-2015-6241
- Wireshark could attempt to free invalid memory. wnpa-sec-2015-22 CVE-2015-6242
- Wireshark could crash when searching for a protocol dissector. wnpa-sec-2015-23 CVE-2015-6243
- The ZigBee dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-24 CVE-2015-6244
- The GSM RLC/MAC dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2015-25 CVE-2015-6245
- The WaveAgent dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-26 CVE-2015-6246
- The OpenFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2015-27 CVE-2015-6247
- Wireshark could crash due to invalid ptvcursor length checking. wnpa-sec-2015-28 CVE-2015-6248
- The WCCP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-29 CVE-2015-6249
- Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.7.html
Also a fix from 1.12.6 in GSM DTAP was backported. (bnc#935158)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1713-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3813 No score
The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
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UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3813- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 | 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 | 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 | 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1 |
wiresharkDebian:8 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4 |
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u1 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 0:1.10.14-7.el7 | 0:1.10.14-7.el7 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wiresharkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wireshark-gnomeRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0:1.8.10-25.el6 | 0:1.8.10-25.el6 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.10.14-12.1 | 1.10.14-12.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.10.14-12.1 | 1.10.14-12.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.10.14-12.1 | 1.10.14-12.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 1.10.14-12.1 | 1.10.14-12.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-0.5.3 | 1.12.7-0.5.3 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-15.1 | 1.12.7-15.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-15.1 | 1.12.7-15.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-15.1 | 1.12.7-15.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 1.12.7-15.1 | 1.12.7-15.1 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 262 CVEs |
before 2.2.2-1.1 | 2.2.2-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3813 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Wireshark, published May 26, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.78%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1.
References
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c35f2ccb4433718416551cc7a85afb0860529d57
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0631.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-16.html
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
securityfocus.com/bid/74633
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11129
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3813
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8763-cjp2-7qf4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3813
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2393
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163581
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2015/rhsa-2015_2393.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8710
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151046-1
bugzilla.suse.com/930689
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3813
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