vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2015-8714: wireshark -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 4, 2016
Added
Mar 8, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

The dissect_dcom_OBJREF function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcom.c in the DCOM dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not initialize a certain IPv4 data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Solution

debian-upgrade-wireshark
Title
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