DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8733

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8733 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationships between record lengths and record header lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.

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

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:13	wireshark	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	wireshark	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	wireshark	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	wireshark	0, 0, 0

Timeline

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

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8733 advisory

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