CVE-2015-8741

MEDIUM

Wireshark - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

The dissect_ppi function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppi.c in the PPI dissector in Wireshark 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not initialize a packet-header data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

References (5)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 32.8%
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 (1)

wireshark/wireshark

Timeline

Published Jan 04, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026