Stack-based buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2015-8736
Published: January 4, 2016 / Updated: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40559
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8736
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the mp2t_find_next_pcr function in wiretap/mp2t.c in the MP2T file parser when processing a crafted file. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Wireshark
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8736
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-54.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11820
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=baa3eab78b422616a92ee38551c1b1510dca4ccb
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05