CVE-2015-8720

MEDIUM

Wireshark - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

The dissect_ber_GeneralizedTime function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 improperly checks an sscanf return value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

References (7)

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-39.html

[Patch] https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=921bb07115fbffc081ec56a5022b4a9d58db6d39

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 24.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-20

Status draft

Affected Products (9)

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Jan 04, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026