WebSocket Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2015-3810 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the WebSocket dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 uses a recursive algorithm, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.

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