CVE-2015-8726
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.044 · 91 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-39004Wireshark - find_signature Stack Out-of-Bounds Readfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (11)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (25)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11789cnnvd
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11791cnnvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5cnnvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=b8fa3d463c1bdd9b84c897441e7a5c8ad1f0f292cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3505enisa_euvd
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79382enisa_euvd
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