vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8717): 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
The dissect_sdp function in epan/dissectors/packet-sdp.c in the SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not prevent use of a negative media count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2015-8717
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8717
- CWE-20
- DEBIAN-DSA-3505
- URL-http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-36.html
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9887
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=2ddd92b6f8f587325b9e14598658626f3a007c5c
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8717
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