Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-8733
The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationships between record lengths and record header lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.016
EPSS Ranking 81.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076f
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076f
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
Products affected by CVE-2015-8733
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8
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cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0