PT-2016-3966 · Wireshark+2 · Wireshark+2

Published 2015-12-31 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2015-8718

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 A double free issue exists in the NLM dissector, specifically in the epan/dissectors/packet-nlm.c file, when the "Match MSG/RES packets for async NLM" option is enabled. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an 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.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-2215

CVE-2015-8718

DSA-3505-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

SUSE-SU-2016:0109-1

SUSE-SU-2016:0110-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Suse

Wireshark

References · 324

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8717 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8727 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2015-2215 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:0109-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8719 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8728 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3505-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:0110-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8729 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8724 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8713 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6504 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wireshark · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8725 · Security Note