CVE-2015-8729

Publication date 4 January 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

The ascend_seek function in wiretap/ascendtext.c in the Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not ensure the presence of a ‘\0’ character at the end of a date string, 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
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

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
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