CVE-2015-8729
MEDIUMWireshark - Improper Input Validation
Title source: ruleDescription
The ascend_seek function in wiretap/ascendtext.c in the Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not ensure the presence of a '\0' character at the end of a date string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39001
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0089
EPSS Percentile
75.2%
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 (10)
wireshark/wireshark
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