CVE-2015-8726
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
04/01/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Db8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Db8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05



