CVE-2015-8724
Published: 4 January 2016
The AirPDcapDecryptWPABroadcastKey function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not verify the WPA broadcast key length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wireshark Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8724
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=83f2818118ae255db949bb3a4b3a26ebd1c5f7c5
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11826
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-42.html
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian