Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8733
CVE-2015-8733
Description
The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationships between record lengths and record header lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551nvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05nvd
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