DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8741

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8741 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (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

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

Timeline

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

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8741 advisory

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