CVE-2015-8721
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
Description
Buffer overflow in the tvb_uncompress function in epan/tvbuff_zlib.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet with zlib compression.
How to fix CVE-2015-8721
To remediate CVE-2015-8721, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8721 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.0.1+g59ea380-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |