CVE-2015-8733

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

ProductWireshark

PublishedJan 4, 2016

First seenJan 4, 2016

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
wireshark wireshark	1.12.0, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.12.3, 1.12.4, 1.12.5, 1.12.6, 1.12.7, 1.12.8, 2.0.0	—

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