CVE-2015-8720

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8720

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8720.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8720

Related

Published

2016-01-04T05:59:10Z

Modified

2024-09-18T01:00:20Z

Severity

5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

The dissectberGeneralizedTime function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly checks an sscanf return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / wireshark

Package

Name: wireshark
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.0.1+g59ea380-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / wireshark

Package

Name: wireshark
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.0.1+g59ea380-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / wireshark

Package

Name: wireshark
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.0.1+g59ea380-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}