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title: "CVE-2015-8726\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-8726

Publication date 4 January 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.5 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8726?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.5 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8726)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8726)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8726)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8726)

### 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>