CVE-2015-8726 PUBLISHED

wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.

EPSS 0.97% · 76.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.97%
76.5th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSwireshark0, 1.10.2-1, 1.10.3-1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSwireshark2.4.5-1, 0, 2.4.2-1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSwireshark2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, 0, 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1

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