vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8713): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 4, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 4, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not properly reserve memory for channel ID mappings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2015-8713
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8713
- CWE-119
- CWE-20
- DEBIAN-DSA-3505
- URL-http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-32.html
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11606
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=67b6d4f7e6f2117b40957fd51518aa2a3e659002
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8713
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