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CVE-2015-4652

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c in the GSM DTAP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.6 does not properly validate digit characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the de_emerg_num_list and de_bcd_num functions.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (2)

Debian — Debian LinuxWireshark — Wireshark

CWEs

References

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