CVE-2015-8725

MEDIUM

Wireshark 1.12.x-1.12.9 and 2.0.x-2.0.1 - Denial of Service via DIAMETER Dissector IPv6 Prefix Length Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-8725.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical writeup detailing a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Wireshark's Diameter dissector. The analysis includes an ASAN crash report and a proof-of-concept file link, but no functional exploit code is provided.

Description

The dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix function in epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the IPv6 prefix length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
dosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39003

This is a technical writeup detailing a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Wireshark's Diameter dissector. The analysis includes an ASAN crash report and a proof-of-concept file link, but no functional exploit code is provided.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wireshark (git master at time of disclosure)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Malformed packet capture file processed by Wireshark/tshark
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-43.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0549
EPSS Percentile 91.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-20
Status published
Products (10)
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.0
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.1
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.2
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.3
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.4
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.5
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.6
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.7
wireshark/wireshark 1.12.8
wireshark/wireshark 2.0.0
Published Jan 04, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026