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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8728

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8728 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The Mobile Identity parser in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A dissector and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_common.c in the GSM A dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly uses the tvb_bcd_dig_to_wmem_packet_str function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13wireshark0, 0, 0
Debian:12wireshark0, 0, 0
Debian:14wireshark0, 0, 0
Debian:11wireshark0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 4, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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