VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8722
epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the frame pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash)…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.72%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the frame pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-41.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11767
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b32d505a59475d51d9b2bed5f0869d2d154e8b6
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2259bf8a827088081bef101f98e4983de8aa8099
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79814
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034551
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-41.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11767
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1b32d505a59475d51d9b2bed5f0869d2d154e8b6
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2259bf8a827088081bef101f98e4983de8aa8099
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-05
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.