Wireshark · Wireshark · CVE-2015-8711
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.8
Wireshark versions 2.0.x through 2.0.0
**Description**
The issue is related to the NBAP dissector in Wireshark, where conversation data is not properly validated. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference and application crash, via a crafted packet.
**Recommendations**
For Wireshark versions 1.12.x through 1.12.8, update to version 1.12.9 or later.
For Wireshark versions 2.0.x through 2.0.0, update to version 2.0.1 or later.