CVE-2015-8733
published 2016-01-04CVE-2015-8733: 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…
PriorityP425medium5.5CVSS 3.0
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EPSS
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90.0th percentile
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.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
wireshark: Sniffer file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2015-51)
vendor_redhat·2015-12-29·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2015-8733 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 wireshark: Sniffer file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2015-51)
wireshark: Sniffer file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2015-51)
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.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2015-8733: wireshark - The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2015-8733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8733: wireshark - The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.0.1+g59ea380-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.0.1+g59ea380-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.0.1+g59ea380-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.0.1+g59ea380-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.0.1+g59ea380-1)
GHSA
GHSA-9p72-89p6-6vxm: The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-8733 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-9p72-89p6-6vxm: The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer
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.
OSV
CVE-2015-8733: The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer
osv·2016-01-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2015-8733 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8733: The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer
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.
No detection rules found.
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076fhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11827https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53a3e53fce30523d11ab3df319fba7b75d63076fhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
2016-01-04
Published