Improper Input Validation Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.0.1+g59ea380-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WIRESHARK-375649
  • published4 Jan 2016
  • disclosed4 Jan 2016

Introduced: 4 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-8741  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wireshark to version 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS Scores

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