CVE-2015-8733
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-8733
To remediate CVE-2015-8733, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.0.1+g59ea380-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8733 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, 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 |