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CVE-2015-6243

The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles...

4.3 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.96%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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.

Record
CVE-2015-6243
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-6243
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-6185 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2015-6185
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmr9-678w-f2gh No score

The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles...

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.

Record
GHSA-wmr9-678w-f2gh
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-6243
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-6243 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-6243
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.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
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)

Record
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)

Record
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-2015-6243 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6243
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
wireshark
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 45 CVEs
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u1, plus listed versions
1.10.0-11.10.0-21.10.0-2~bpo70+11.10.0~rc1-11.10.0~rc2-1
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1.10.1-11.10.1-1~bpo70+11.10.2-11.10.2-1~bpo70+11.10.2-21.10.3-11.10.3-1~bpo70+11.10.4-11.10.5-11.10.5-1~bpo70+11.10.5-21.10.6-11.10.6-1~bpo70+11.10.7-11.10.7-1~bpo70+11.10.7-21.10.7-31.10.7-41.10.8-11.10.8-1~bpo70+11.12.0+git+4fab41a1-11.12.0~rc1-11.12.0~rc1-21.12.0~rc2+git+fd017ee+dfsg1-11.12.0~rc3+git+e14d5b6eaa+dfsg1-11.12.1+g01b65bf-11.12.1+g01b65bf-1~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-21.12.1+g01b65bf-2~bpo70+11.12.1+g01b65bf-31.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4~bpo70+11.8.2-5wheezy101.8.2-5wheezy111.8.2-5wheezy121.8.2-5wheezy131.8.2-5wheezy141.8.2-5wheezy151.8.2-5wheezy15~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy161.8.2-5wheezy16~deb6u11.8.2-5wheezy171.8.2-5wheezy181.8.2-5wheezy21.8.2-5wheezy3
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u1
wireshark
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u3, plus listed versions
1.12.1+g01b65bf-41.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u2
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u3
wireshark-debuginfo
Red 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-devel
Red 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
Red 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-gnome
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark-devel
Red 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
Red 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-gnome
Red 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-debuginfo
Red 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-devel
Red 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
Red 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-gnome
Red 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
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-0.5.3
1.12.7-0.5.3
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-0.5.3
1.12.7-0.5.3
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-0.5.3
1.12.7-0.5.3
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-0.5.3
1.12.7-0.5.3
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-15.1
1.12.7-15.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-15.1
1.12.7-15.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-15.1
1.12.7-15.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
From an advisory covering 10 CVEs
 before 1.12.7-15.1
1.12.7-15.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1, plus listed versions
1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-11.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1
2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1, plus listed versions
1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-12.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1, plus listed versions
2.4.2-12.4.3-12.4.4-12.4.5-1
2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 262 CVEs
 before 2.2.2-1.1
2.2.2-1.1

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-6243 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published August 24, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.96%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1.

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