CVE-2015-8741
MEDIUMWireshark 2.0.x - Denial of Service via PPI Dissector Packet Header
Title source: llmDescription
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)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-59.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2290eba5cb25f927f9142680193ac1158d35506e
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11876
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
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
32.3%
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-20
Status
published
Products (1)
wireshark/wireshark
2.0.0
Published
Jan 04, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026