VDB
CVE-2015-8740
CVE-2015-8740
PUBLISHED
The dissect_tds7_colmetadata_token function in epan/dissectors/packet-tds.c in the TDS dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the number of columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
EPSS 3.26% · 87.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.26%
87.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | 0, 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04, 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.3-1, 0, 2.4.2-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.10.2-1, *, 1.10.6-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Dec 16, 2015 PoC Published
- Jan 4, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8740 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=e78093f69f1e95df919bbe644baa06c7e4e720c0 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11846 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-58.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8740 third-party-advisory