Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2015-8739
Published: January 4, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40557
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8739
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ipmi_fmt_udpport function in epan/dissectors/packet-ipmi.c in the IPMI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly attempts to access a packet scope, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8739
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-57.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11831
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=96bf82ced0b58c7a4c2a6c300efeebe4f05c0ff4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05