Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark package, versions <1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-WIRESHARK-376193
  • published4 Jan 2016
  • disclosed4 Jan 2016

Introduced: 4 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-8725  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 wireshark to version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix function in epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the IPv6 prefix length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS Scores

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