UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8733

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8733
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8733.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8733
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 ngsnifferprocessrecord 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2-1
1.10.3-1
1.10.5-1ubuntu1
1.10.5-2
1.10.6-1
1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwscodecs2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.12.7+g7fc8978-1
1.12.8+g5b6e543-2

2.*

2.0.1+g59ea380-3build1
2.0.2+ga16e22e-1
2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwscodecs2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.2-1
2.4.3-1
2.4.4-1
2.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwscodecs2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "tshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}