Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-8740

Description

The dissect_tds7_colmetadata_token function in epan/dissectors/packet-tds.c in the TDS dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the number of columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

Wireshark/Wireshark
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-58.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382nvd
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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