UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8720

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8720
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8720.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8720
Upstream
Published
2016-01-04T05:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:31Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2-1
1.10.3-1
1.10.5-1ubuntu1
1.10.5-2
1.10.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

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        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark5",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap4",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil4",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tshark",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt",
            "binary_version": "1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}