CVE-2015-8740

medium

Published 2016-01-04 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

5.3

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

53%

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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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-39003 dos multiple verified

Google Security Research · 2015-12-16

Wireshark - dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix Stack Buffer Overflow

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

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`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
wireshark	wireshark	`2.0.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.