CVE-2015-3815
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1...
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
- Record
CVE-2015-3815- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
- Record
CVE-2015-3815- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3851 No score
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
- Record
EUVD-2015-3851- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mf3q-r5cj-w985 No score
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1...
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
- Record
GHSA-mf3q-r5cj-w985- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
- Record
CVE-2015-3815- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-3815 No score
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3815- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3815 No score
The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3815- 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 |
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-2015-3815 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 2.60%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.12.5+g5819e5b-1.
References
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11188
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3277
securityfocus.com/bid/74630
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-18.html
blog.fuzzing-project.org/11-Read-heap-overflow-invalid-memory-access-in-Wireshark-TFPA-0072015.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
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code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b3b1f7c3aa2233a147294bad833b748d38fba84d
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3815
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mf3q-r5cj-w985
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3815
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3815
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3815
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
Left out here: 75 references. The JSON record has them.