vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8731): 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 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 4, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
The dissct_rsl_ipaccess_msg function in epan/dissectors/packet-rsl.c in the RSL dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not reject unknown TLV types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2015-8731
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8731
- CWE-20
- DEBIAN-DSA-3516
- EUVD-EUVD-2015-8608
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-49.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11829
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=2930d3105c3ff2bfb1278b34ad10e2e71c3b8fb0
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-8608
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8731
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