CVE-2015-8721

Description

Buffer overflow in the tvb_uncompress function in epan/tvbuff_zlib.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet with zlib compression.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.123

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Update of Wireshark (2.0.1)Windows
Update of Wireshark X64 (2.0.1)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in Wireshark x64 1.12.9Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for WireShark for Mac (2.0.1)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Wireshark for Mac 1.12.9Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-302390Update of Wireshark (2.0.1)
PATCH-302391Update of Wireshark X64 (2.0.1)
PATCH-338541Wireshark (3.6.24)
PATCH-612949WireShark for Mac (4.6.2)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234