CVE-2015-8726
Publication date 4 January 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
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
Other references
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=b8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8726