CVE-2015-8720
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The dissect_ber_GeneralizedTime function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly checks an sscanf return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-39.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=921bb07115fbffc081ec56a5022b4a9d58db6d39
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8720
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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