CVE-2015-8726
Publication date 4 January 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Other references
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=b8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8726