{"id":"CVE-2015-7830","details":"The pcapng_read_if_descr_block function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.8 uses too many levels of pointer indirection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free and application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers interface-filter copying.","modified":"2026-04-16T01:39:54.080489032Z","published":"2015-11-15T03:59:01Z","withdrawn":"2026-01-27T04:15:09.469004Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2016:0109-1","SUSE-SU-2016:0110-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-30.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-624"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11455"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77101"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78723"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033953"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=72497918b16b706c3ba75e1f731f58b802ca14d1"}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}