VDB
CVE-2015-8720
CVE-2015-8720
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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 1.54% · 73.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.54%
73.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.10.2-1, 1.10.3-1, 1.10.5-2 |
Timeline
- Jan 4, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 21, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 4, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8720 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=921bb07115fbffc081ec56a5022b4a9d58db6d39 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-39.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8720 third-party-advisory