Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-3809 is a denial-of-service flaw in Wireshark's LBMR dissector. A crafted packet can make affected Wireshark versions loop indefinitely while analyzing traffic. The main business risk is analyst workstation or monitoring workflow disruption, not data theft or system takeover based on the provided sources. Exposure is likely limited to systems running Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 that process crafted live traffic or packet captures containing LBMR data. Debian and Gentoo advisories indicate distribution packages were relevant in 2015. Current exposure should be uncommon but should be verified in legacy environments. Treat this as a legacy tooling reliability issue. It deserves cleanup where Wireshark is used in security operations, but the provided evidence does not support emergency response absent exposed legacy installations or active packet-analysis workflows. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark 1.12.x to 1.12.5 or later per Wireshark guidance.; Apply relevant Debian or Gentoo security updates for managed Linux packages.; Restrict analysis of untrusted packet captures until affected installations are upgraded..
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- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11036CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201510-03CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c19860dba8d158c42865c3d9051b6f318cb41169CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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