Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-8734
The dissect_nwp function in epan/dissectors/packet-nwp.c in the NWP dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 mishandles the packet type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 27.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-52.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11726
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9b2c889abe0219fc162659e106c5b95deb6268f3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-52.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11726
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9b2c889abe0219fc162659e106c5b95deb6268f3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05