Improper Reference to Previously Processed Bytes Vulnerability in Wireshark WCP Dissector

Improper Reference to Previously Processed Bytes Vulnerability in Wireshark WCP Dissector

CVE-2015-3811 · MEDIUM Severity

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

epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.

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