Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.0.1+g59ea380-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WIRESHARK-376810
  • published4 Jan 2016
  • disclosed4 Jan 2016

Introduced: 4 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-8723  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (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 AirPDcapPacketProcess function in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c in the 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationship between the total length and the capture length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

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