CVE-2015-8733

Description

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.37% 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
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076f
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814 vdb entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8733?
CVE-2015-8733 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8733?
To fix CVE-2015-8733, 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-2015-8733 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8733 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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