CVE-2015-6243 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.12.x prior to 1.12.7, affecting various operating systems including Oracle Linux and Solaris. The flaw resides in the dissector-table implementation, where mishandling of empty string searches can lead to an application crash when processing a specially crafted packet. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity and resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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