CVE-2015-8737 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 61.93%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedJan 4
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The mp2t_open function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the bit rate, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.0.1+g59ea380-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-f8cw-37jh-29fp: The mp2t_open function in wiretap/mp2t↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2015-8737: The mp2t_open function in wiretap/mp2t↗2016-01-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: MP2T file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2015-55)↗2015-12-29
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Debian
CVE-2015-8737: wireshark - The mp2t_open function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser in Wireshark 2....↗2015
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8737 wireshark: MP2T file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2015-55)↗2016-01-06
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