CVE-2015-0562

CVE-2015-0562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (84th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Affected product: Wireshark
• Published: 2015-01-10
• Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DEC DNA Routing Protocol dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the use of packet-scope memory instead of pinfo-scope memory.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0562?

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DEC DNA Routing Protocol dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the use of packet-scope memory instead of pinfo-scope memory.

How severe is CVE-2015-0562?

CVE-2015-0562 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2015-0562 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (84th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2015-0562?

CVE-2015-0562 primarily affects Wireshark. In total, 15 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0562?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2015-0562 published?

CVE-2015-0562 was published on 2015-01-10 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0019.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00053.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62612
• http://secunia.com/advisories/62673
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3141
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:022
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71921
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-03.html
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10724
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a559f2a050947f793c00159c0cd4d30f403f217c

Affected products (15)

• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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