CVE-2015-8728

Description

The Mobile Identity parser in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A dissector and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_common.c in the GSM A dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly uses the tvb_bcd_dig_to_wmem_packet_str function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.99% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-46.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505 vendor advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=15edc8d714b11dcff3a04e5d00b8db9adfdb81ed
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11797
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8728?
CVE-2015-8728 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8728?
To fix CVE-2015-8728, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8728 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8728 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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