VDB
CVE-2015-8726
CVE-2015-8726
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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 4.42% · 91.0th 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
4.42%
91.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 1.10.2-1, 1.10.3-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.2-1, 2.4.3-1, 2.4.4-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 1.12.7+g7fc8978-1, 2.0.1+g59ea380-3build1 |
Timeline
- Dec 16, 2015 PoC Published
- 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
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8726 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=b8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8726 third-party-advisory