CVE-2015-8720 PUBLISHED

The dissect_ber_GeneralizedTime function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly checks an sscanf return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

EPSS 0.09% · 25.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.09%
25.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSwireshark0, 1.10.2-1, 1.10.3-1

Timeline

References

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